[1] 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 (closed May 2024), one pub, two churches, a village hall, a community room called The Brick Room and Rickman's Corner Community Hall.

The Brick Room belongs to Linton Church; it may have been a schoolroom years ago.

[citation needed] The highlight of the year used to be the Sale of Work (a craft fair) held in late November of early December, and the Harvest Supper.