Lyndon, Rutland Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Lyndon
Region:East Midlands
Static Image Name:Church Lane, Lyndon - geograph.org.uk - 209912.jpg
Static Image Caption:Church Lane, Lyndon
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.42
Population:80
Population Ref:2001 Census[2]
Population Density:56/sqmi
Os Grid Reference:SK909044
Coordinates:52.63°N -0.658°W
Post Town:OAKHAM
Postcode District:LE15
Postcode Area:LE
Dial Code:01572
Constituency Westminster:Rutland and Melton
London Distance: SSE
Lieutenancy England:Rutland
Unitary England:Rutland

Lyndon is a small village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 80 at the 2001 census (including Pilton), increasing to 124 at the 2011 census.[3]

The village's name means 'hill of flax' or 'hill of lime trees'.[4]

There are three Grade II* listed buildings in the parish: the Church of St Martin, Lyndon Hall and Top Hall.

Thomas Barker (1722 - 1809) of Lyndon Hall kept a detailed weather record from 1736 to 1798. William Whiston (1667 - 1752), best known for his translation of Josephus, died at the Hall, the home of his son-in-law, Samuel Barker on 22 August 1752. The Hall is owned by the Conant family.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A vision of Britain through time . 15 March 2009 . University of Portsmouth.
  2. Web site: Rutland Civil Parish Populations . 15 March 2009 . Rutland County Council . 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012204902/http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF . 12 October 2007 . dead .
  3. Web site: Civi Parish population 2011. 25 June 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  4. Web site: Key to English Place-names.