to mid-19th century. It was closed in December 2015 after being damaged by flood water in the aftermath of Storm Eva, but reopened in September 2017. Facilities The Windmill Inn in Main Street includes a restaurant. There is no shop or school. Wetherby Golf Club is situated in Linton. The historic Wood Hall Hotel and Spa (Hand Picked Hotels) lies on the outskirts; it has function rooms and health-club facilities. The Memorial Hall has a car park and tennis courts. Worship The village no longer has a place of worship. It is part of the Anglican ecclesiastical parish of Wetherby with Linton, served by St James's Church in Wetherby. A community of Carmelite nuns occupy a modern house near Wood Hall. Notable people In birth order Owen Lattimore (1900–1989), an American scholar of Mongolia and China, lived here in the 1960s while the first Professor of Chinese at the University of Leeds. Geoffrey Appleyard (1916–1943), an army officer of commandos decorated in World War II, was brought up in Linton. Ian Appleyard (1923–1998), brother of Geoffrey, was a rally driver and ornithologist. See also Listed buildings in Collingham, West Yorkshire References External links Linton Village Society, a preservation group, has a website: Retrieved 22 September 2012. The Design Statement contains several photographs: Retrieved 22 September 2012. Places in Leeds Villages in West Yorkshire Areas of Wetherby Wharfedale