Lye Rock, off W. coast of Cornwall, between Bos-
castle and Tintagel Head.

Lyford, township, Haunay par., Berks, in NW. of
co., on river Ock, 4 m. N. of Wantage, 775 ac., pop. 133.

Lyliam, hamlet, Cliatton par., Northumberland, 4
miles SW. of Belford.

Lyme, stream, Devon and Dorset; rises in Uplyme
par., Devon, and flows 3 miles SE. to the sea at Lyme
Regis.

Lyme Handley, township and vil., Presbury par.,
Cheshire, 7 miles NE. of Macclesfield, 3747 ac., pop.
296 ; contains tbe seat of Lyme Park.

Lyme Regis, mun. bor., seaport, and par., Dorset,
5½ miles SE. of Axminster and 23 miles AY. of Dor¬
chester—par., 1499 ac., pop. 2290; mun. bor., 200 ac.,
pop. 2047 ; P.O., T.O., called Lyme, 1 Bank. The town
is built between 2 chalk hills at the mouth of the river
Lyme, from which its name is derived. It is mentioned
in Domesday Book. In 1558, off the coast, occurred the
first engagement with the Armada; and in 1685 the
unfortunate Duke of Monmouth landed here before
he opened his rebellion. The entire parish is a local
government district. The port is a sub-port of Exeter.
Lyme Regis sent 2 members to Parliament from the
time of Edward I. until 1832, and 1 member from 1832
until 1867.

Lymerston, hamlet, 1 mile E. of Brixton, Isle of
Wight, at the foot of Lymerston Down.

Lyminge, par. and vil., Kent, 3½ miles N. of Hythe,
4617 ac., pop. 854; P.O.; a Benedictine nunnery was
founded here in 633; the church is one of the most
ancient in Kent.

Lyiuington.—mun. bor., seaport, market town, par.,
and liberty (ry. stations Lymington and Lymington
Pier), Hants, 20 m. SAV. of Southampton and 94 from
London by rail—town and par., 1515 ac. (22 water) and
730 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 4366; mun. bor.
and liberty, 141 ac., pop. 2410 ; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1
newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. Domesday Book
mentions the place under the name of Lentune. 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 mem¬
ber to Parliament until 1885.—2. Lymington, river,
Hants; rises in New Forest, and flows 12 miles SE.
past Boldre to the Solent at Lymington.

Lyminster, 2 miles SE. of Arundel, Sussex; P.O.
See Leominster.

Lymm, town and par. with ry. sta., Cheshire, on
Bridgwater Canal, 5 miles SE. of AYarrington, 4375 ac.
(92 water), pop. 4665 ; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; Lymm is a
local government district, and has tanneries; Lymm
Hall is an ancient edifice, and was formerly moated.

Lymore House, seat, in co. and 4½ mile SE. of Mont¬
gomery ; is surrounded by a fine park.

Lymphoy. See Lennox Castle (Edinburghshire).

Lyinpne (or Lymne), par. and vil., Kent, 2 miles
AV. of Hythe, 2673 ac., pop. 549; P.O. ; the Romans
had an important station here ; the ruins of their for¬
tress are in the vicinity of the vil.

Lympsham, par. and vil., Somerset, on river Axe, 6
miles AY. of Axbridge, 1966 ac., pop. 453 ; P.O.

Lympston, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Devon, on
Exe estuary, 8½ miles SE. of Exeter, 1400 ac. (280
water), pop. 1070; P.O., T.O.; is noted for its oysters,
and has considerable trade in fish.

Lyn, East and West, 2 rivers, Somerset and Devon ;
rise in Exmoor, and flow NW. to the Bristol Channel
at Lynmouth ; both rivers afford excellent fishing.

Lyn Cliff, in N. of Devon, 1 mile SE. of Lynton.

Lynally, par., N. King’s co., 2 miles SW. of Tulla-
more, 5998 ac., pop. 789.

Lynbridge, place with inn, on river West Lyn,
Devon, in S. vicinity of Lynton.

Lynch.—hamlet, Herefordshire, in N. of co., on river
Teme, 3 miles W. of Tenbury.—2. Lynch, hamlet,
Selworthy par., Somerset, 3 miles W. of Minehead.

Lyneombe and Widcombe, par., Somerset, wholly
within the municipal limits of Bath, 1845 ac., pop.
12,277 ; contains the eccl. dists. of Lyneombe and
South Lyneombe, pop. 5469 and 1810.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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