Lymm

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Map sources for Lymm at grid reference SJ6887

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.

Contents 1 Transport 2 Waterways 3 Architecture 4 Demographics 4.1 Politics 4.2 Census Data 4.2.1 Population 4.2.1.1 Ethnicity Breakdown 4.2.2 Housing and Social situation 4.2.2.1 Housing Situation 4.2.2.2 Social Situation 4.2.3 Employment and Education 4.2.3.1 Employment 4.2.3.2 Education 5 Trivia 6 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Waterways

Lymm is situated on the Bridgewater Canal, which passes serenely through the heart of the village and is well-populated with barges. The Manchester Ship Canal passes close 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.

[edit] Architecture

The centre of Lymm is a designated Conservation Area and contains several fine buildings. These include Lymm Hall, the row of shops on The Cross, Cottages on The Square by the Bridgewater Canal, the old Town Hall, Oughtrington Hall (now part of Lymm High School) and the parish churches of St Mary (Lymm) and St Peter (Oughtrington).

[edit] Demographics

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Census Data

Data is based on that of Lymm Ward ^[1]

[edit] Population

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

[edit] Ethnicity Breakdown

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

[edit] Housing and Social situation

[edit] 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

[edit] Social Situation

• Population Density: 12.6 residents per hectare
• 49.6% of residents say this ward is a "Hard-Pressed Area" area (based on ACORN index)
• Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, this is ranked as a "below average ward" (in terms of economics) in Warrington, with an index of around 15.0%.
• 12.8% of residents are on some form of benefits.
• 8.3% of households are classed as overcrowded.

[edit] Employment and Education

[edit] 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".

[edit] 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).

[edit] 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)

• 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 their semi-final 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

[edit] External links

• Statistics about Lymm from the UK Office for National Statistics
• grid reference SJ685875
• Lymm Net
• Lymm High School

The Borough of Warrington, Cheshire
Principal Settlements	Warrington
Civil Parishes	Appleton • Birchwood • Burtonwood and Westbrook • Croft • Cuerdley • Culcheth and Glazebury • Grappenhall and Thelwall • Great Sankey • Hatton • Lymm • Penketh • Poulton-with-Fearnhead • Rixton-with-Glazebrook • Stockton Heath • Stretton • Walton • Winwick • Woolston
Unparished Areas	Warrington