Lynton
{{Short description|Town in Devon, England}}
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{{More citations needed|date=September 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
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|static_image_caption= Lynton from Southcliff Hill
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|country = England
|official_name= Lynton
|population= 1,157
|population_ref= (2011 Census)
|civil_parish = Lynton and Lynmouth
|shire_county = Devon
|shire_district= North Devon
|region= South West England
|os_grid_reference = SS718495
|dial_code= 01598
|post_town= Lynton
|postcode_area= EX
|postcode_district= EX35
|constituency_westminster= North Devon
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Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately {{convert|17|mi|km}} north-east of Barnstaple and {{convert|18|mi|km}} west of Minehead, and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} Lynton sits directly above the neighbouring village of Lynmouth; the two settlements are separated by a steep gorge.
Governance
Lynton is part of the Lynton and Lynmouth electoral ward whose total ward population at the 2011 census was 1,647.{{cite web |url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/lynton-and-lynmouth-e05003552#sthash.1PeQi7Mi.dpbs |title=Lynton & Lynmouth ward 2011 |access-date=21 February 2015 |website=UKCensusData.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913202926/http://www.ukcensusdata.com/lynton-and-lynmouth-e05003552 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |url-status=live}} The two communities are governed at local level by Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council.
Location and geography
The two settlements are connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway.
The South West Coast Path and Tarka Trail pass through, and the Two Moors Way runs from Ivybridge in South Devon to Lynmouth. The Samaritans Way South West runs from Bristol to Lynton and the Coleridge Way from Nether Stowey to Lynmouth.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
The Valley of Rocks and Wringcliff Bay are {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} to the west.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
History and buildings
File:Lynton Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 797343.jpg]]
File:The Lyn and Exmoor Museum, Lynton - geograph.org.uk - 938428.jpg]]
Evidence of Iron Age activity can be found at the nearby Roborough Castle.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
Lynton's Parish Church of St Mary, stands overlooking the sea, surrounded by shops and hotels. The tower is mainly 13th century but the church itself has been enlarged and altered — most notably in 1741 and in late Victorian/early Edwardian times.{{National Heritage List for England |num=1282837 |desc=Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton and Lynmouth |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913204905/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1282837 |url-status=live}}
Many of the town's buildings were constructed in the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century. Lynton Town Hall was given to the town by Sir George Newnes, Bart., a major benefactor of the town; it was opened on 15 August 1900.{{National Heritage List for England |num=1206608 |desc=Town Hall, Lynton and Lynmouth |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913203628/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1206608 |url-status=live}} He also gave the town the United Reformed Church building (originally a Congregational church) on Lee Road.{{National Heritage List for England |num=1280138 |desc=United Reformed Church, Lynton and Lynmouth | access-date=13 September 2020| archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913205552/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1280138 |url-status=live}}
Twinning
Lynton and Lynmouth are jointly twinned with Bénouville in France.{{cite web |url=https://owba.westbuckland.com/news/obituaries/402/402-John-Pedder-44-52-B |access-date=13 September 2020 |title=John Pedder (44-52 B) |type=obituary |publisher=Old West Buckland Association |date=21 June 2018 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913201038/https://owba.westbuckland.com/news/obituaries/402/402-John-Pedder-44-52-B |url-status=live}}
Transport
Lynton was once the terminus for the narrow-gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, which served both towns.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
{{As of|2020|September}}, Lynton is served by the following bus services:
- 309/310 Lynton & Lynmouth - Barnstaple (Filers Travel){{cite web |url=http://www.filers.co.uk/bus.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913195110/http://www.filers.co.uk/bus.htm |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |title=Bus Services |publisher=Filers Travel |url-status=live}}
Sport
File:Lynton and Lynmouth Cricket.jpg
The Lynton & Lynmouth Cricket Club, founded in August 1876, meet at the Valley of Rocks.
Notable people
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Lynton}}
- {{Wikivoyage inline|Lynton and Lynmouth}}
- [https://www.lyntonandlynmouthtowncouncil.gov.uk/ Lynton & Lynmouth Town Council]
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{{Settlements in North Devon}}
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