Lymington
Sign in to saveLymington is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England.
Key facts
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 5.477
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SZ3295
- UK place.post_town
- LYMINGTON
- UK place.postcode_area
- SO
- UK place.postcode_district
- SO41
- UK place.dial_code
- 01590
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- New Forest West
- UK place.civil_parish
- Lymington and Pennington
- UK place.shire_district
- New Forest
- UK place.shire_county
- Hampshire
- UK place.population
- 14,858
- UK place.official_name
- Lymington
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Lymington, Hampshire, England-2Oct2011.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- From the air: yachts in the yacht basin can be seen on the left and the two other marinas; the New Forest fills most of the background.
- Yacht club.clubname
- Royal Lymington Yacht Club
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Lymington today
- Neighbourhoods
- Shopping
- Controversies
- Climate
- Sports and leisure
- Sailing
- Football
- Cricket
- Rugby union
- Media
- Transport
- Buses
- Rail
- Roads
- Ferries
- In fiction and on screen
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Lymington is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England.
The town faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to which there is a car ferry service operated by Wightlink. It is within the civil parish of Lymington and Pennington. The town has a large tourist industry, based on proximity to the New Forest and its harbour. It is a major yachting centre with three marinas. In 2021 it had a population of 14,858.