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{{Short description|Village in West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Lyminster
| official_name = Lyminster
|static_image_name= Lyminster StMaryMagdalene NE.jpg
| static_image_name = Lyminster StMaryMagdalene NE.jpg
|static_image_caption= St Mary Magdalene parish church
| static_image_caption = St Mary Magdalene parish church
|area_footnotes= <ref name=WSCC2001>{{cite web|url=http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |title=2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish |publisher=West Sussex County Council |access-date=1 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075926/http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name=WSCC2001>{{cite web|url=http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |title=2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish |publisher=West Sussex County Council |access-date=1 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075926/http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref>
|area_total_km2= 5.87
| area_total_km2 = 5.87
|population= 369
| population = 369
|population_ref= ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]])<ref name=ONS>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126198&c=Lyminster+and+Crossbush&d=16&e=62&g=6473120&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1383162206343&enc=1 |title=Area: Lyminster and Crossbush (Parish); Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>
| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]])<ref name=ONS>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126198&c=Lyminster+and+Crossbush&d=16&e=62&g=6473120&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1383162206343&enc=1 |title=Area: Lyminster and Crossbush (Parish); Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>
|population_density= {{convert|60|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
| population_density = {{convert|60|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|os_grid_reference= TQ025047
| os_grid_reference = TQ025047
|coordinates = {{coord|50.833|-0.546|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|50.833|-0.546|display=inline,title}}
|label_position= bottom
| label_position = bottom
|civil_parish= Lyminster and Crossbush
| civil_parish = Lyminster and Crossbush
|shire_district= [[Arun District|Arun]]
| shire_district = [[Arun District|Arun]]
|shire_county= [[West Sussex]]
| shire_county = [[West Sussex]]
|region= South East England
| region = South East England
|country= England
| country = England
|post_town= [[Littlehampton]]
| post_town = [[Littlehampton]]
|postcode_area= BN
| postcode_area = BN
|postcode_district= BN17
| postcode_district = BN17
|dial_code= 01903
| dial_code = 01903
|constituency_westminster= [[Arundel and South Downs (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel and South Downs]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Arundel and South Downs (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel and South Downs]]
|london_distance= {{convert|50|mi}} [[Boxing the compass|NNE]]
| london_distance = {{convert|50|mi}} [[Boxing the compass|NNE]]
|website= [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101133509/http://www.arun.gov.uk/main.cfm?type=LYMINSTERANDCROSSB Lyminster and Crossbush Parish Council]
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101133509/http://www.arun.gov.uk/main.cfm?type=LYMINSTERANDCROSSB Lyminster and Crossbush Parish Council]
}}
}}


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;Bells
;Bells
The church has a [[Change ringing|ring]] of six bells. Lester and Pack of the [[Whitechapel Bell Foundry]] cast the treble, second and fourth bells in 1759.<ref name=Dove>{{cite web |url= http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Lyminster&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=LYMINSTER |title=Lyminster S Mary Magd |last=Rix |first=Geoff |work=Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers |publisher=[[Central Council of Church Bell Ringers]] |date=6 July 2012 |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> John Warner and Sons of [[Cripplegate]], [[London]] cast the third and fifth bells in 1887,<ref name=Dove/> the year of the [[Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria]]. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the tenor bell in 1950.<ref name=Dove/>
The church has a [[Change ringing|ring]] of six bells. Lester and Pack of the [[Whitechapel Bell Foundry]] cast the treble, second and fourth bells in 1759.<ref name=Dove>{{cite web |url= http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Lyminster&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=LYMINSTER |title=Lyminster S Mary Magd |last=Rix |first=Geoff |work=Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers |publisher=[[Central Council of Church Bell Ringers]] |date=6 July 2012 |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> John Warner and Sons of [[Cripplegate]], [[London]] cast the third and fifth bells in 1887,<ref name=Dove/> the year of the [[Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria]]. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the tenor bell in 1950.<ref name=Dove/>

===Pub===
Lyminster has a large [[public house|pub]], The Six Bells.<ref>[http://www.thesixbellslyminster.co.uk/ The Six Bells, Lyminster]</ref>
Crossbush has a large [[Beefeater Restaurant]] on the corner of Crossbush Lane.<ref>[https://m.beefeater.co.uk/steak-restaurant/Sussex/Crossbush-Arundel.html The Crossbush Beefeater]</ref>


==History==
==History==
According to the [[Hagiography]] of the [[Secgan|Secgan Manuscript]] the village is the burial place of [[Saint]] Cuthflæd of Lyminster.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=stowe_ms_944_f029v Stowe MS 944] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20140103065303/http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=stowe_ms_944_f029v |date=2014-01-03 }}, British Library</ref><ref>The [[Oxford Dictionary of Saints]], [[Oxford University Press]].</ref>
According to the [[Hagiography]] of the [[Secgan|Secgan Manuscript]] the village is the burial place of [[Saint]] Cuthflæd of Lyminster.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=stowe_ms_944_f029v Stowe MS 944] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140103065303/http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=stowe_ms_944_f029v |date=2014-01-03 }}, British Library</ref><ref>The [[Oxford Dictionary of Saints]], [[Oxford University Press]].</ref>


==Folklore==
==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 [[Dragonslayers|dragonslayer]].
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 [[Dragonslayers|dragonslayer]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Bane |first1=Theresa |title=Knucker |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore |date=22 May 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2268-2 |page=193 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PYWDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA193 |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Lyminster}}
{{Commons category|Lyminster}}
*[https://archive.is/20041123091238/http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/sx/lymin/ Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture; Lyminster church]
*[https://archive.today/20041123091238/http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/sx/lymin/ Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture; Lyminster church]


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[[Category:Villages in West Sussex]]
[[Category:Villages in West Sussex]]


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Latest revision as of 16:30, 23 September 2024

Lyminster
St Mary Magdalene parish church
Lyminster is located in West Sussex
Lyminster
Lyminster
Location within West Sussex
Area5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi) [1]
Population369 (2011 Census)[2]
• Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ025047
• London50 miles (80 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Lyminster and Crossbush
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLittlehampton
Postcode districtBN17
Dialling code01903
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsiteLyminster and Crossbush Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
West Sussex
50°49′59″N 0°32′46″W / 50.833°N 0.546°W / 50.833; -0.546

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.

Landmarks

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Church

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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]

History

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According to the Hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript the village is the burial place of Saint Cuthflæd of Lyminster.[6][7]

Folklore

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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.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Area: Lyminster and Crossbush (Parish); Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ^ Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 121.
  4. ^ Historic England (12 October 1954). "The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalen (1027604)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Rix, Geoff (6 July 2012). "Lyminster S Mary Magd". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. ^ Stowe MS 944 Archived 2014-01-03 at archive.today, British Library
  7. ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford University Press.
  8. ^ Bane, Theresa (22 May 2016). "Knucker". Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-4766-2268-2.

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