sentences:  Nearby settlements are the town of Swadlincote and the villages of Castle Gresley, Overseal, Rosliston, Cauldwell (pronounced "Cordal") and Botany Bay.Many former fields to the south of the village are now wooded areas, forming part of the National Forest.Linton village consists of a primary school, a convenience store with a post office, one pub, , two churches, a village hall, community room called The Brick Room and Rickman’s Corner Community Hall.