Lymington

Lymington is a port on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the Bournemouth conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink.

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Lymington was known as Lentune in the Domesday book. During the middle ages it had a thriving shipbuilding business.

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The town has a population of about 40,000 and has a large tourist industry, based on proximity to the New Forest and the harbour. It is a major yachting centre with a number of marinas.

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Much of the town centre is Victorian and Georgian, with narrow cobbled streets, giving an air of quaintness. The wealth of the town at the time is represented in its architecture. The town has many shops, catering for tourists and sailing enthusiasts alike.

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The village of Pennington has been absorbed into Lymington as a whole (in 1932 it was absorbed into Lymington Borough), and acts mainly as a residential suburb, and is also home to Lymington's schools.

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The town in connected to the national rail network by a branch line to Brockenhurst. Services are currently operated by South West Trains, and are unofficially known as the "Lymington Flyer". This branch line is one of the last places in the country that old "slam-door" trains can be seen in operation, as a "heritage" service.

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Solent: The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. It is a great centre for yachting and is renowned as one of the most expensive waters to cross by ferry in the world. It is sheltered by the Isle of Wight and has a very complex tidal pattern, which has ...

Hampshire: Hampshire (abbr. Hants) is a county on the south coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county borders (clockwise from West), Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex. The county is 1,455 square miles (3,769 km²) in size and at its widest points is approximately 55 miles (90 k...

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....