Lyndon, 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]

Lyndon
Church Lane, Lyndon
Lyndon Location within Rutland
Area	1.42 sq mi (3.7 km2) [1]
Population	80 2001 Census[2]
• Density	56/sq mi (22/km2)
OS grid reference	SK909044
• London	81 miles (130 km) SSE
Unitary authority	Rutland
Ceremonial county	Rutland
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OAKHAM
Postcode district	LE15
Dialling code	01572
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
List of places UK England Rutland 52.630°N 0.658°W / 52.630; -0.658

St Martin's Church, Lyndon

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.

Footnotes

1. "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
2. "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
3. "Civi Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
4. "Key to English Place-names".

External links

Media related to Lyndon, Rutland at Wikimedia Commons

• Lyndon Estate Website