Lyminster
Village in West Sussex, England
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::summary Village in West Sussex, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Lyminster |
| static_image_name | Lyminster StMaryMagdalene NE.jpg |
| static_image_caption | St Mary Magdalene parish church |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 5.87 |
| population | 369 |
| population_ref | (2011 Census) |
| population_density | 60 /km2 |
| os_grid_reference | TQ025047 |
| coordinates | |
| label_position | bottom |
| civil_parish | Lyminster and Crossbush |
| shire_district | Arun |
| shire_county | West Sussex |
| region | South East England |
| country | England |
| post_town | Littlehampton |
| postcode_area | BN |
| postcode_district | BN17 |
| dial_code | 01903 |
| constituency_westminster | Arundel and South Downs |
| london_distance | 50 mi NNE |
| website | Lyminster and Crossbush Parish Council |
| :: |
| official_name = Lyminster | static_image_name = Lyminster StMaryMagdalene NE.jpg | static_image_caption = St Mary Magdalene parish church | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5.87 | population = 369 | population_ref = (2011 Census) | population_density = 60 /km2 | os_grid_reference = TQ025047 | coordinates = | label_position = bottom | civil_parish = Lyminster and Crossbush | shire_district = Arun | shire_county = West Sussex | region = South East England | country = England | post_town = Littlehampton | postcode_area = BN | postcode_district = BN17 | dial_code = 01903 | constituency_westminster = Arundel and South Downs | london_distance = 50 mi NNE | website = Lyminster and Crossbush Parish Council
Lyminster is a village that is the main settlement of Lyminster and Crossbush civil parish, in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It borders, to the south, Littlehampton, which has its town centre 2 mi away.
Landmarks
Church
The Church of England parish church of St Mary Magdalene is an 11th-century Saxon building and a Grade I listed building, the highest grading in the national system. ;Bells The church has a ring of six bells. Lester and Pack of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the treble, second and fourth bells in 1759. John Warner and Sons of Cripplegate, London cast the third and fifth bells in 1887, the year of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the tenor bell in 1950.
History
According to the Hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript the village is the burial place of Saint Cuthflæd of Lyminster.
Folklore
Just to the north of the village is a knuckerhole which, according to folklore, was home to a dragon, the Knucker.The church contains a tombstone called the Slayer's Slab, supposed to be from the tomb of the dragonslayer.
References
References
- "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council.
- "Area: Lyminster and Crossbush (Parish); Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". [[Office for National Statistics]].
- {{NHLE. (12 October 1954)
- Rix, Geoff. (6 July 2012). "Lyminster S Mary Magd". [[Central Council of Church Bell Ringers]].
- link. (2014-01-03 , British Library)
- The [[Oxford Dictionary of Saints]], [[Oxford University Press]].
- (22 May 2016). "Knucker". McFarland.
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