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Lymington / ˈlɪmɪŋtən / is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. The town faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to which there is a car ferry service operated by Wightlink. It is within the civil parish of Lymington and Pennington.
Mar 14, 2021 · By the time of the first census in 1801, the population of Lymington was 2,378. It would seem very small to us but by the standards of the time, it was a small market town. The first cricket club in Lymington was founded in 1807. The football club was founded in 1876. Lymington gained gas street lighting in 1832 and a piped water supply in 1884.
Saxon Lymington. The Saxons arrived in the 6 th century. They founded a settlement called ‘limen tun’. The word 'tun' means a farm or hamlet, The name 'Limen' is believed to be a Celtic name meaning either elm river or, perhaps, marshy river, So Lymington was known as the village by the marshy river. At the time of Domesday Book in 1086 ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Lymington emerged as a favoured spot for tourists in the 1800s and 1900s, drawing in guests with its delightful allure, scenic harbour, and convenient location near the Isle of Wight.
- Ian Crump
The town began as an Anglo-Saxon village and is recorded in the Domesday Book as ‘Lentune’. From the Middle Ages and up to the 19th century, Lymington was well-known for its salt making and from the early 19th century a thriving ship building industry. Much of the architecture you see today in Lymington is Georgian and Victorian.
The town is situated on the left bank of the river Lymington, and is convenient for the purposes of maritime traffic. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) Salt, timber, and bricks are exported, but lately the trade has declined to a considerable extent. Lymington returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
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The remainder of the area, defined by the boundary of the ecclesiastical parish, became at the same time, Veteri Lemyntone, or Old Lymington. The tax known as the Lay Subsidy of 1327 lists the two separately, naming all the tax payers, and shows that the total sums collected were £3 3s. 3d. for New Lymington and £3 13s. for Old Lymington.
