The Village
Linton nestles in an arable landscape nine miles south east
of Cambridge. Linton derives its name from two Anglo-Saxon
words meaning Flax-Town as the wild flax Linum Perenne once
grew plentifully here. A settlement was first recorded in
1008. Early Iron Age remains have been found in the locality
and Saxon remains have been found in several places, the most
notable in a burial mound on Linton Heath.
The High Street of Linton has a Grade II listing and boasts
some fine examples of pargetting and medieval housing.
Next to the Dog & Duck there is a foot bridge first
recorded in 1564 as the Great Bridge of Linton and later
in 1600 as the Barton Bridge. In the 18th century it was
known as the Westrop Bridge. The bridge was of a wooden
construction that had numerous repairs due to flooding and
storm damage. It was pulled down in 1867 and replaced by
the present bridge at a cost of £717.
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