Linton, Cambridgeshire

Linton is a village in Cambridgeshire much expanded since the 1960's and now being one of several dormitory villages of Cambridge. The former railway station was on the Cambridge to Colchester line, now closed.

Related Topics:
Village - Cambridgeshire - 1960's - Dormitory - Cambridge - Railway station - Colchester

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The hill Rivey Hill overlooks the village, with its famous watertower.

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Linton has become internationally famous through fictional character Alan Partridge who once justified his extended stay at the Linton Travel Tavern by claiming that Linton is equidistant between London and Norwich. Indeed, Linton is near the halfway point of the London to Norwich A11 trunk road, although some 4 miles from the actual A11 road , which suggests that the travel tavern was in fact not in Linton itself, but nearby on the A11 itself. Even in this location, the travel tavern is probably further than Partridge would have wanted from the M11 motorway, to which he once walked to purchase several bottles of windscreen washer fluid from a petrol station.

Related Topics:
Alan Partridge - Equidistant - London - Norwich - A11 - Trunk road - M11 motorway

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There are three schools in Linton, each one covering a different age group. At the Bartlow end of the village is Linton Junior School, teaching children from year three, four, five and six. Linton Infants school is situated in the middle of the village, teaching children in Reception, and year one and two. The village College is situated alongside the Haverhill to Cambridge main road, and teaches children from year seven to eleven. Children from surrounding villages study here as well.

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Three pubs are situated in Linton. The pubs are all situated on the high street, but are reasonably far apart. The Crown has an attached restaurant and serves lager and real ales. The Dog and Duck has been recently refurbished after flooding, and serves lager and real ales. The Wagon and Horses serves lager and real ales.

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A recent local tradition is the wacky races. This popular event occurs on the second May bank holiday weekend, and involves participants dressed in comedy costumes, racing down the high street, stopping in all the pubs for a pint, and then through the fields next to the village and back down the high street, again drinking in all the pubs.

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