Lymm
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| Lymm | |
  Lymm shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 10,552[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Lymm |
| Unitary authority | Warrington |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LYMM |
| Postcode district | WA13 |
| Dialling code | 01925 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Warrington South |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Lymm (pronounced "Lim") is a large village and civil parish part of Warrington, Cheshire, in North West England. Lymm was an urban district of Cheshire from 1894 to 1974.
The parish of Lymm incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rushgreen and Statham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 10,552.[1]
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[edit] Etymology
The name, of Celtic origins, means a "place of running water" and is likely derived from an ancient stream that ran through the village centre.[2]
[edit] Governance
The village is part of the Lymm ward of the Borough of Warrington. There are three councillors: two represent the Liberal Democrats and one represents the Conservative Party.
[edit] Twin towns
Meung-sur-Loire, in central France.[2]
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Population
Note: Statistics expressed as percentages may not add up to 100%
Census data is based on that of Lymm Ward [3]
- Total Population: 11,040 residents
- Male:Female ratio: 49.1%:50.9%
- Average age of population: 40.3 years
[edit] Ethnicity breakdown
- 98.2% White
- 0.7% Mixed
- 0.1% Black
- 0.6% Asian
- 0.4% Other
[edit] Housing and social situation
- Households: 4,431
- 83.2% are owner occupied
- 9.5% are socially rented (i.e. council accommodation)
- 5.6% are privately rented
- 1.7% are rent free
[edit] Employment
- 65.4% are employed.
- 2.0% are unemployed.
- 2.2% are full-time students (therefore classed as active).
- 30.4% are classed as "economically inactive".
[edit] Education
- 18.8% have No qualifications whatsoever.
- 40.8% have only level 1 or 2 qualifications.
- 34.2% have level 3 or higher (i.e. non-compulsory qualifications).
[edit] Architecture and landmarks
Lymm village centre is a designated conservation area, notable for its historic buildings, both listed and unlisted. These include the French-style terracotta former Lymm Town Hall (currently unlisted); Oughtrington Hall & Lodge, formerly owned by a cadet branch of the Leigh family and now Lymm High School; Lymm Hall, a former Domville family[4] residence; Foxley Hall, home to a cadet branch of the ancient Booth family, before ownership passed to the Carlisle family[5] is unfortunately no longer standing, but fustian cutting cottages on Booth's Hill Road and Arley Grove do survive. The parish church of St Peter's Church, Oughtrington[6] is an example of Gothic Revival architecture. St Mary's Church, Lymm [7] is next to Lymm Dam. By 1850 an earlier 14th century building was in disrepair, and the Newcastle architect John Dobson was commissioned to rebuild it. The 1521 tower was retained and raised, but the additional stonework meant that the tower had to be rebuilt in 1887.[citation needed]
Lymm's village cross, known simply as "The Cross", is a Grade I listed structure.[8]
[edit] Transport
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The M56 (junctions 7 & 9) and M6 (Junction 20) motorways are both within 3 miles of Lymm.[citation needed] The conjunction of these motorways is known as the Lymm Interchange, and hosts a service station known as the Poplar 2000 services, an important truck stop.[citation needed] The A56 also passes through the village, connecting the nearby towns of Warrington and Altrincham.[citation needed] Buses to Lymm are frequent.[citation needed][original research?]
[edit] Waterways
The Bridgewater Canal passes through the centre of Lymm.[citation needed] The Manchester Ship Canal passes to the north, and beyond its route lies the River Mersey.[citation needed] To the east of Lymm the River Bollin flows along the village's border with Warburton and the borough of Trafford.[citation needed]
[edit] Sport
Football can be played at Lymm Rovers FC whilst Lymm Rugby Club[9] fields four teams on a regular basis.
There is angling at Meadow View[10] at Whitbarrow Road, Statham, where there are three man-made lakes stocked with a variety of fish.
Lymm boasts numerous other sports facilities, including Lymm Golf Club[11] and nearby High Legh Park Golf Club; Lymm Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club[12]; Lymm Oughtrington Park Cricket Club[13], whose home ground is in the former grounds of Oughtrington Hall, a former ancestral home of a cadet branch of the Leigh family; and Lymm Leisure Centre[14] which is next door to the cricket club at Lymm High School. Burford Lane Farm[15] is one`of many horse riding venues in north Cheshire.
[edit] Notable residents
- Ian Brown from the Stone Roses
- Bobby Charlton was a Lymm resident
- Matthew Corbett (best known for the puppet Sooty)
- Robert Westall, author, lived on Woodland Drive in Lymm until his death.
- Chris Bisson, Coronation Street and Shameless actor, lived in Lymm
- Walter Smith, former Everton manager
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 census. Office for National Statistics.
- ^ a b Lymm. Retrieved 10 November 2007
- ^ Lymm Ward. Warrington Borough Council.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Kenneth Carlisle bio. Retrieval Date: March 25, 2008.
- ^ St Peter's Oughtrington. Retrieval Date: January 28, 2008.
- ^ St Mary's Lymm. Retrieval Date: January 28, 2008.
- ^ Images of England: Lymm Cross. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ Lymm Rugby Football Club. Retrieval Date: March 25, 2008
- ^ [2] Retrieval Date: March 25, 2008.
- ^ Lymm Golf Club. Retrieval Date: March 25, 2008.
- ^ Lymm Tennis Club. Retrieval Date: March 25, 2008.
- ^ Lymm Oughtrington Park Cricket Club. Retrieval Date: March 25, 2008.
- ^ [3] Retrieval Date: March 25, 2008.
- ^ [4] Retrieval Date: March 25, 2008.
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