Lymm

Lymm
Population
OS grid reference	SJ685875
Civil parish	Lymm
Unitary authority	Warrington
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WARRINGTON
Postcode district	WA13
Dialling code	01925
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Warrington South

Lymm (pronounced "Lim") is a large village and civil parish part of Warrington, Cheshire, in north west England. Lymm was an urban district of Cheshire from 1894 to 1974.

The parish of Lymm incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rushgreen and Statham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 10,552.

Transport

The M56 (junctions 7 & 9) and M6 (Junction 20) motorways are both within 3 miles of Lymm. The conjunction of these motorways is known as the Lymm Interchange, and hosts a service station known as the Poplar 2000 services, an important truck stop. The A56 also passes through the village, connecting the nearby towns of Warrington and Altrincham. Buses to Lymm are frequent and are operated by the 5,6,6^A,37,37^A,38,47,47^A and 234.

Waterways

The Bridgewater Canal passes through the centre of Lymm. The Manchester Ship Canal passes to the north, and beyond its route lies the River Mersey. To the east of Lymm the River Bollin flows along the village's border with Warburton and the borough of Trafford.

Sport

There is a fishery at Whitbarrow Road, Statham, which has three man-made lakes stocked with a good range of coarse fish. Fishing is available on day tickets. Local golf clubs include Lymm Golf Club and nearby High Legh Park Golf Club. Lymm Rugby Club has several active teams.

Architecture

The centre of Lymm is a designated Conservation Area it and Lymm in general contains several good quality historic buildings, both listed and unlisted. These include the French-style terracotta former Lymm Town Hall (currently unlisted); Oughtrington Hall & Lodge (now Lymm High School); The Cross (Grade I listed building of Saxon origin); Lymm Hall; fustian cotting cottages on Booth's Hill Road and Arley Grove and the parish churches of St. Peter's (Oughtrington) and St. Mary's (Lymm).

Demographics

Note: Statistics expressed as percentages may not add up to 100%

Politics

It is in the Lymm ward of Warrington borough. There are three councillors. Two represent the Liberal Democrats and one represents the Conservative party.

Census Data

Data is based on that of Lymm Ward

Population

• Total Population: 11,040 residents
• Male:Female ratio: 49.1%:50.9%
• Average age of population: 40.3 years

Ethnicity Breakdown

• 98.2% White
• 0.7% Mixed
• 0.1% Black
• 0.6% Asian
• 0.4% Other

Housing and Social situation

Housing Situation

• Households: 4,431
  • 83.2% are owner occupied
  • 9.5% are socially rented (i.e. Council Accommodation)
  • 5.6% are privately rented
  • 1.7% are rent free
• Average House Price: £249,046

Employment and Education

Employment

• 65.4% are employed.
• 2.0% are unemployed.
• 2.2% are full-time students (therefore classed as active).
• 30.4% are classed as "economically inactive".

Education

• 18.8% have No Qualifications whatsoever.
• 40.8% have only level 1 or 2 qualifications.
• 34.2% have level 3 or higher (i.e. non-compulsory qualifications).

Trivia

• Lymm is a property hotspot - in 2005 the average house price in Lymm stood at £232,459, and now the figure is just short of £280,000. This is four times the national average rise for any town or city in the country.

• Famous residents of Lymm include:
  • Ian Brown from the Stone Roses
  • various members of the Coronation Street cast
  • a number of footballers from the nearby cities of Manchester and Liverpool
  • Matthew Corbett (best known for the puppet Sooty)
  • Kerry Catona now owns a bungalow in Lymm, on Woodland Avenue

• Pelé and the Brazilian football team stayed at the Lymm Hotel during the 1966 World Cup. Lymm gets a mention in Pelé's recent autobiography. When the Brazillians were knocked out, North Korea and then the USSR stayed in Lymm. Legendary Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin played guitar and sang to local children on the eve of the semi-final loss against West Germany.

• Bobby Charlton was a Lymm resident.

• The famous author Robert Westall, lived on Woodland Drive in Lymm until his death.

• The village cross in Lymm known as "The Cross" is the only Grade I listed structure in the Borough of Warrington and is thought to date back to Saxon times

External links

• Statistics about Lymm from the UK Office for National Statistics
• Lymm Net
• Lymm High School