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Linton Kirk
Linton may refer to: Places Australia * Linton, Victoria Canada * Linton, Ontario * Linton, Quebec United Kingdom England * Linton, Cambridgeshire * Linton, Derbyshire * Linton (near Bromyard), Herefordshire * Linton (near Ross-on-Wye), Herefordshire * Linton, Kent * Linton, Northumberland * Linton, North Yorkshire ** Linton Falls, a waterfall on the River Wharfe * Linton, Somerset * Linton, West Yorkshire * Linton-on-Ouse, and the RAF base RAF Linton-on-Ouse * Linton Road, Oxford Scotland * East Linton, East Lothian * Linton, Orkney * Linton, Scottish Borders * Linton Bay, island of Shapinsay * West Linton, Scottish Borders New Zealand * Linton, New Zealand, a suburb of Palmerston North United States * Linton, Georgia * Linton, Indiana * Linton, Kentucky * Linton, North Dakota * Linton Hall, Virginia * Linton, Wisconsin * Linton Falls (Oregon), a waterfall in the Three Sisters Wilderness See also * Linton (name) for a list of people with the name Linton * Linton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linton, Victoria
Linton is a town in Victoria, Australia, off Glenelg Highway. Most of the town is located in Golden Plains Shire; however, a small section is in the Shire of Pyrenees. At the , Linton and the surrounding area had a population of 580. The Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary lies to the south-east of the township, near Springdallah Creek. History Linton was first settled about 1840 and was named after a pioneer family in an area. Gold was found in 1848 in what later became known as Linton's Diggings. Chinese people, among others, mined the local shafts until the gold ran out. The miners remained in the area and set up market gardens. The Post Office opened on 5 November 1857 as Linton's and was renamed Linton around 1860. Much mining equipment can still be found in the Linton district. The local ''Grenville Standard'' newspaper began publication in April 1895, and ran for 2,389 issues, ceasing 25 October 1941. The 1914–1918 years of the newspaper have been digitised as part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |