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A History
of Linton
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LINTON
CEMETERY
The yearly average number of burials in Linton was around twenty
six and the Churchyard was rapidly filling at the end of the
nineteenth century.
In 1896 a new piece of land was acquired from the Lord of the
Manor alongside the Camping Close, but only the northern part
was sanctioned for burials. The southern section was deemed
by the Home Office to be too wet since water levels on the river
side were too high.
The Parish Council hastily searched for a new Burial ground
and almost purchased five and a half acres of land in Symonds
Lane, close to the then Police Station at present day number
25. The County Council refused this request in 1901 and the
Parish Council then purchased three acres of land at the top
of Coles Lane in 1903. The land was sold by the Lord of the
Manor for £200 and a further £300 was spent on the
layout, fencing and drainage.
The New Cemetery was dedicated on January 26th, 1905 by the
Vicar, the Rev. John Longe and the Rev. Williamson of the Congregational
Church. The Home Office had banned further burials in the Horn
Lane Churchyard in 1899.
The first burial took place on April 26th when Robert Kettle
of Osnaburgh Villa was laid to rest. During the ceremony one
mourner fell from a trap and broke his leg. The Parish Council
employed a caretaker for 4/- per week and the gravedigger was
paid 3/- for a burial, and an extra 1/6d if the corpse was over
six feet six inches in height.
A glass covered notice board was erected in 1905 but local children
constantly broke the glass. In 1929 Mr. Diddell donated a water
supply. The grass was kept short by renting out the grazing
rights, but this led to frequent complaints about damage caused
by livestock: in 1910 cattle damaged the main gates, in 1932
pigs ate the flowers and in 1938 cows destroyed the evergreen
trees.
With the huge growth in Linton’s population the Cemetery
was too small by the 1960’s and an extension was completed
by 1968. It cost a mere £1,375.
The War Memorial was dedicated in March, 1921 but the steps
to the raised site were only constructed in 1990.
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