Towns & cities · West Midlands
Lymm
Lymm — village and civil parish in Cheshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Birchwood · 4.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lymm is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 10,552 people. Address: WA13. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cheshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.3834°, -2.4750°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lymm ( LIM) is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, North West England, now in the Borough of Warrington. It incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rush Green and Statham. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, the parish comprised a population of 12,660, with the built-up area having a population of 11,545. Situated just over a mile south of the Manchester Ship Canal and River Mersey, historically the county boundary between Lancashire and Cheshire, Lymm's neighbouring villages are Warburton, Thelwall and High Legh. Warrington is its nearest town 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west, with Altrincham being 7 miles (11 km) due east and Knutsford 9 miles (14 km) south east.
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Background
History
The name Lymm is thought to have been derived from three possible meanings: the first of Celtic origin, meaning a "place of running water" and is possibly derived from an ancient brook that flows through the village centre. Another being from the Latin, limes meaning on the "limit" of the County of Chester. And finally a third is thought to come from the Old English hlimme meaning "the torrent", which possibly refers to the noise made by Slitten Brook on its course through a ravine in the middle of the village. Primarily agricultural until the Industrial Revolution, which brought the Bridgewater Canal and the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway, Lymm developed prominence through the…
Visiting
The 2011 television series Candy Cabs and the 2015 Sky 1 television series After Hours were filmed in Lymm. A scene from Paul Abbott's television series No Offence was filmed in Lymm in 2014. Lymm has its own radio station, Cheshire's Mix 56, established in 2020, broadcasting 24 hours a day and run by volunteers.
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- Coordinates
- 53.3834, -2.4750
- District
- Warrington
- Parish
- Lymm
- Postcode
- WA13
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tatton
- Population
- 10,552
- Nearest railway station
- Birchwood — 4.7 km
- Official site
- www.lymmhic.co.uk
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lymm?
- Lymm is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WA13), in the parish of Lymm.
- Is Lymm free to visit?
- Yes, Lymm is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lymm?
- The nearest railway station is Birchwood, about 4.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA13.