Lyminster
| Lyminster | |
| 240px St Mary Magdalene parish church |
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 Lyminster
Lyminster shown within West Sussex |
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| Area | 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 369 (2011 Census)[2] |
| – density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ025047 |
| – London | 50 miles (80 km) NNE |
| Civil parish | Lyminster and Crossbush |
| District | Arun |
| Shire county | West Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Littlehampton |
| Postcode district | BN17 |
| Dialling code | 01903 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Arundel and South Downs |
| Website | Lyminster and Crossbush Parish Council |
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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 miles (3 km) away.
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Landmarks
Church
The Church of England parish church of St Mary Magdalene is an 11th-century Saxon[3] building and a Grade I listed building, the highest grading in the national system.[4]
- 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.[5] John Warner and Sons of Cripplegate, London cast the third and fifth bells in 1887,[5] the year of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the tenor bell in 1950.[5]
Pub
Lyminster has a large pub, The Six Bells, which receives poor reviews due to the demeanor of staff.[6]
History
According to the Hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript the village is the burial place of Saint Cuthflæd of Lyminster.[7][8]
Folklore
Just to the north of the village is a knuckerhole which, according to legend, 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
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- ↑ Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 121.
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- ↑ The Six Bells, Lyminster
- ↑ Stowe MS 944, British Library
- ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford University Press.
Sources and further reading
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