Lynton

Lynton is a town on the coast in the district in the county of , England, approximately 17 miles north-east of and 18 miles west of , and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 1,160 residents
  • Description: town in Devon, England
  • Also known as: “Linton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lynton Town Hall and Lynton Cinema.

Town hall
Photo: Mariatnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, , England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building. There is a community bookshop in one of the ground floor rooms.

Movie theater
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a movie theater.

Church
Photo: Ghaatk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lynmouth and Valley of the Rocks.

Village
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is a village in , England, on the northern edge of . The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet directly below the neighbouring town of Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once became as built-up as possible.

Locality
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The Valley of Rocks, sometimes called , is a dry valley that runs parallel to the coast in north , England, about 1 kilometre to the west of the village of Lynton.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of in the district of , England. Its nearest town is Lynton, which lies approximately 1 mile north from the hamlet. The hamlet is within the National Park.

Lynton

Latitude
51.22942° or 51° 13′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.83651° or 3° 50′ 11″ west
Population
1,160
Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LYT
Open location code
9C3R65H7+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 40996849
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2643285
Wiki­data ID
Q1234827
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Satellite Map

Discover Lynton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Lynton” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Lynton”
  • Basque: “Lynton”
  • Belarusian: “Лінтон”
  • Chinese: “林頓”
  • Chinese: “林顿”
  • Dutch: “Lynton”
  • French: “Lynton”
  • Irish: “Lynton”
  • Italian: “Lynton”
  • Japanese: “リントン (デヴォン州)”
  • Ladin: “Lynton”
  • Latin: “Lynton”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lynton”
  • Persian: “لینتون”
  • Polish: “Lynmouth”
  • Polish: “Lynton i Lynmouth”
  • Polish: “Lynton”
  • Portuguese: “Lynton”
  • Russian: “Линтон”
  • Spanish: “Lynton”
  • Swedish: “Lynton”
  • Urdu: “لنٹن”
  • Volapük: “Lynton”
  • Welsh: “Lynton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lynton Fire Station and Lynton Toy Museum & Shop.

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