Towns & cities · South West England
Lyng
Lyng — village and civil parish in Somerset, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Westonzoyland · 4.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lyng is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 322 people. Address: TA3. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, UK". Coordinates: 51.0530°, -2.9590°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Curry and Hay Moors SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: SOMERSET WETLANDS
- Ramsar wetland: Somerset Levels & Moors
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lyng is a civil parish in Somerset, England, comprising the villages of West Lyng and East Lyng and the hamlet of Bankland.
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Background
History
The name derives from the Old English hlenc, meaning hill. Nearby Athelney is famous for being the refuge of King Alfred the Great from the Danes before the Battle of Ethandun in 878, and the site of a monastery he founded after his victory. East Lyng is on higher ground towards the west of Athelney. Archaeological research suggests East Lyng was a medieval settlement, and was an important fortified burh during Saxon times, hence the usage of the East Lyng burh and Athelney by King Alfred the Great and his army. The Balt Moor Wall dates to this period. By the time of the Domesday census completed in 1086, Lyng was described as a small rural settlement. In 1267 a charter for a market was…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0530, -2.9590
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Lyng
- Postcode
- TA3
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bridgwater
- Population
- 322
- Nearest railway station
- Westonzoyland — 4.4 km
- Official site
- www.somersetintelligence.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1215641 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lyng, Somerset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Parsonage Farm, Lyng - geograph.org.uk - 376473.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lyng?
- Lyng is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA3), in the parish of Lyng.
- Is Lyng a protected site?
- Yes — Lyng is part of the Curry and Hay Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the SOMERSET WETLANDS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Lyng free to visit?
- Yes, Lyng is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lyng?
- The nearest railway station is Westonzoyland, about 4.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TA3.