Blyton

Coordinates: 53°26′26″N 0°42′43″W / 53.440515°N 0.711932°W / 53.440515; -0.711932

Blyton is a village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-east from Gainsborough. From Blyton the village of Laughton lies to the north, and Pilham to the south-east, while the course of the River Trent runs nearby to the west.

Blyton had a population of 1,086 in the 2001 Census.

History

The name Blyton is thought to be from a combination of the Old Norse and Old English Bligr+ton, meaning "farmstead of a man called Bligr". It appeared in the Domesday Book as Blitone.

Great Central Railway's heavy rail line between Gainsborough and Grimsby came to Blyton around 1848, whereby Blyton railway station was established within the parish. Although the line is still operational, the station has closed.

During the Second World War, Blyton was home to the bomber airfield RAF Blyton, just north-east of the village. It was abandoned in 1954. The B1205 road skirts the southern border of the old airfield, and the A159 runs through its western edge. Today the airfield has been converted into Blyton Raceway for motor sports and karting.

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