Glinton is a village in the north of the City of Peterborough unitary authority area in Cambridgeshire, England.

It may mean "village on the Glym brook" (i.e. the Brook Drain) or could possibly be derived from the Old Danish klint (hill), or Middle Low German glinde (enclosure or fence) or the Old English glente, meaning look-out place.

Glinton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and evidence suggests that the village dates from prehistory.

There is evidence of early settlement at Glinton, dating back to the Iron Age.

Extensive Roman remains, including a preserved well, were found during construction of the A15 bypass in 1996, as well as a fine example of a medieval drainage system.