Coordinates: 50°38′46″N 3°25′47″W / 50.6460°N 3.4298°W
| Lympstone | |
 Lympstone river frontage from Cliff Field: Peters Tower and the traditional washing poles on the beach are visible |
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  Lympstone
Lympstone shown within Devon |
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| Population | 1,754 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | East Devon |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EXMOUTH |
| Postcode district | EX8 |
| Dialling code | 01395 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | East Devon |
| List of places: UK • England • Devon | |
Lympstone is a village and civil parish in English county of Devon. It has a harbour on the estuary of the River Exe, lying at the outlet of Wotton Brook between cliffs of red breccia.[1] The promontory to the north of the harbour is topped by a flat pasture, Cliff Field, that is managed by the National Trust and used for football matches and other local events.
Lympstone has rail services on the "Avocet Line" to Exmouth and Exeter from Lympstone Village railway station.
It is known locally for Peter's Tower, an Italianate riverfront brick clock tower built around 1885 by W.H. Peters as a memorial to his wife,[2] and for its tradition of residents drying washing on the foreshore.[3] The riverside houses back directly on to the shore, with no continuous seawall, and the passageways between them to the beach are equipped with metal flood gates that are closed by residents when they are warned of high tides by a local alert network.[4]
Near the village is the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM), the principal military training centre for the Royal Marines. The training centre has its own dedicated railway halt, Lympstone Commando, (not in public use) on the Exeter- Exmouth branch line.
Ralph Lane, equerry to Queen Elizabeth I, was born in Lympstone. He was a soldier who went with Sir Walter Raleigh on his second expedition to the New World in 1585. He founded a colony on Roanoke Island amidst great hardship and deprivation. He was later present at the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Singer and lead guitarist of The Kinks, Dave Davies, lived in Lympstone in the 1990s.
See also
References
- ^ Lympstone Village Design Statement, East Devon Council
- ^ Peter's Tower, Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
- ^ Washing line row hits flood plans, BBC News, online, 5 July, 2005
- ^ Waterproof! Lympstone tidal defence scheme complete, Exe-press News, Spring 2006
External links
- Lympstone village website
- Lympstone Village Design Statement, East Devon Council
- The Early History of Lympstone, Britannia.com, reproduced from The Lympstone Story: The Red Cliffs of Lympstone, Lympstone Society
- www.lympstoneband.co.uk, Lympstone South West Telecoms Brass Band
- Lympstone Cricket Club
- Lympstone Entertainments
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