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  Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is world famous for its abundant fossils but it is popularly known for its breathtaking natural beauty and timeless atmosphere which makes it a popular destination for all kinds of visitors.
Lyme Regis overlooks Lyme Bay and the setting is generally considered to be spectacular - two feature films have already been filmed locally and many creative artists, author and craftsmen have been drawn to live in and around Lyme Regis.
Fossil hunting around Lyme Regis is world famous and can be enjoyed by everyone, either as an excursion for youngsters or as an interesting extra for adults walking on the beaches.
www.amherstlodge.com /lymeregis.htm   (794 words)

  
  Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is a coastal town in West Dorset, England.
Lyme Regis lies on the South Coast of England at the Dorset-Devon border.
Lyme Regis is well known for "The Cobb", an enormously characterful harbour wall, built from Portland Admiralty Roach stone.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/l/ly/lyme_regis.html   (179 words)

  
 Lyme Regis Town - Geology of the Wessex Coast.
Lyme Regis is in a valley where the small river, the Lim or Buddle, runs out to sea, and the main road descends into this valley from the hills on both sides.
Lyme Regis was once a industrial place, a port with much sea-fishing and a place where there was quarrying of the cliffs for limestone for cement.
Lyme Regis is in a small bay between Church Cliffs on the east and Chippel Bay (to Seven Rock Point) cliffs on the west.The town and the river valley is in a syncline of Liassic clays (Shales-with-Beef and Black Ven Marls) with cliffs of the harder Blue Lias limestones and shales on either side.
www.soton.ac.uk /~imw/Lyme-Regis-town.htm   (9163 words)

  
 Lyme Regis travel guide - Wikitravel
Lyme Regis is a seaside town in situated in south-west Dorset in the West Country of England.
Lyme Regis is an historic unspoiled seaside resort and fishing port on the world famous Cobb harbour.
Lyme Regis is on the South West Coast path and there are many circular routes from and around Lyme Regis.
www.wikitravel.org /en/Lyme_Regis   (407 words)

  
 Lewesdon B&B, Lyme Regis - About Lyme Regis
Lyme became Lyme Regis in 1284 when it was granted a royal charter by Edward I. The ancient harbour known as the Cobb has traditionally provided seafarers with a safe haven.
Lyme’s existence depended upon the Cobb, a small artificial harbour dating from the time of Edward I. The Cobb is first mentioned in a written account during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377), when it was described as a work of timber and stone damaged by storms.
Lyme Regis has a number of literary connections - scenes from 'Persuasion', and 'Northanger Abbey' by Jane Austen are set in the area and, more recently, local author John Knowles' 'A French Lieutenant’s Woman' is largely set in the town.
www.ecardiff.net /hosting/lewesdon/lymeregis.asp   (373 words)

  
 GuideMeTo Lyme Regis - Activities, attractions, accommodation & travel directions to Lyme Regis, Dorset
Lyme Regis lies on the South West of Dorset on the border with Devon.
The reason for their abundance at Lyme Regis is due to the type and combination of rocks.
Lyme Regis is ideal for a walking holiday with a number of places to visit.
www.guidemeto.co.uk /lyme_regis.html   (672 words)

  
 Lyme Regis, England (2004) Photo Gallery by Martin Wheatley at pbase.com
Lyme Regis is a small fishing and tourist town on the border of the counties of Dorset and Devon on the south west coast of England.
Lyme Regis (or simply 'Lyme' as the locals call it) has two main attractions, the 13th century man-made harbour called 'The Cobb' made famous in the film version of the French Lieutenants Woman and the outstanding area known as the 'Undercliff'.
This is five mile strip of land hugging the coast to the west of Lyme where in 1839 an enormous landslip of eight million tons took place, which exposed fossils from the triassic and jurassic periods.
www.pbase.com /mpwheatley/lyme_regis_england   (358 words)

  
 Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis Harbour has a huge protective wall, that you can walk atop, protecting a myriad of colourful fishing boats and other vessels.
Lyme Regis is close to the Devon and Dorset border between Exmouth and Weymouth.
The famous artist Whistler is one of many painters to have been attracted to Lyme Regis over the years, and a stroll along the riverside walk takes you back in time to the picturesque village of Uplyme.
www.dorsetriviera.com /onlocation/lymeregis.asp   (477 words)

  
 History and Geology of Lyme Regis.
Lyme Regis lies at the point where the Triassic rocks disappear below the sea and the oldest Jurassic rocks, thick clays and thin limestone of the 'Lias', form the cliffs.
The clay cliffs either side of Lyme Regis are formed from rocks of the Lower Jurassic age and are some 200 million years old.
The rocks around Lyme Regis and Charmouth are famous for fossilised remains such as this beautiful fish that lived in a tropical sea that once covered the area in the early Jurassic period.
www.lymeregis.com /history/geolog_fossil.htm   (953 words)

  
 Lyme Regis Dorset a tourist information guide
Lyme Regis is an old seaside town, rather quaint with antique, art shops and fossil shops, as well as the harbour and the very famous breakwater, The Cobb, as seen in the French Lieutenants Woman.
Lyme Regis is busy in summer, nice walks along the cliffs, but can get a bit windy and rough out of season.
Appletrees is a delightful Georgian Terraced Cottage, one of a picturesque row close to the Church and overlooking a quiet square.
www.touruk.co.uk /dorset/dor_lyme.htm   (309 words)

  
 Lyme Regis   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lyme Regis liegt an der südlichen Küste von England an der Grenze zwischen Dorset und Devon und wird auch "Perle von Dorset" genannt.
Bekannt ist Lyme Regis vor allem für "The Cobb", eine mächtige, charakteristische Hafenmauer.
Lyme Regis ist for allem für die Fossilienfunde seiner Klippen bekannt und ist heute mit diesem Küstenteil Weltkulturerbe.
www.biologie.de /biowiki/Lyme_Regis   (154 words)

  
 Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis, or “Lyme” as Jane Austen called it, is a charming resort town through which gently flows the River Lym.
Lyme Regis is situated on Lyme Bay which flows into the English Channel.
Jane Austen vacationed in Lyme Regis with her family a number of times and participated in Assembly Balls and the daily life of Lyme.
faculty.rmwc.edu /janeausten/lymeregis.htm   (827 words)

  
 Fossils and Geology of Lyme Regis, Dorset. Fossil Collecting & Geological Guides
Lyme Regis is the most commercial fossil town in the UK with fossil shops, museums, fossil tours and much more, there is no other town like it.
Lyme Regis, world famous for its highly fossilferious cliffs but also widely known for the most commercial fossil location in the UK.
Lyme Regis is one of the best locations for children, they can sit on the beach, or walk along the foreshore and pick up ammonites etc.
www.lymeregis.ukfossils.co.uk   (725 words)

  
 Lyme Regis Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
The dramatic coastline of Lyme Regis is an area of great natural beauty, criss-crossed by good rambling paths, and home to many kinds of flora and fauna.
Lyme Regis dates back to medieval times, a port used by smugglers.
Jane Austin, spent holidays in Lyme Regis and the town became the setting for part of her novel 'Persuasion'.
www.aboutbritain.com /towns/LymeRegis.asp   (458 words)

  
 News and Events: The Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis   (Site not responding. Last check: )
From the late 17th century Lyme Regis merchants were involved in the slave trade, taking people they had bought in Africa to the West Indies as labour for the expanding sugar plantations there.
Richard Hallett returned from Barbados to live in Lyme in 1699, and is said to have brought a retinue of fl servants with him.
In 1702 the Lyme Regis Town Court recorded that ‘a Black Negro servant of Mr.
www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk /ethnic_Minorities_3.htm   (328 words)

  
 Lyme Regis Tourism | The Official Lyme website for Lyme Regis Tourism, quality assured inspected accommodation
Lyme Regis is the ideal holiday base, whatever you look for in a holiday.
Lyme Regis Webcam is updated in realtime, 24 hours a day, and it receives an average of over 390 daily visits.
The Lyme Regis photo gallery is online, you can submit your own pictures to the site by registering, or send them to Laurence Madill at LymeNET.
www.lymeregistourism.co.uk   (246 words)

  
 Lyme Regis Photo Gallery - Home
Images of the beach at Lyme Regis and the beaches to the East and West of the town
The Undercliff is the area of land where the South West Coast Path continues from Lyme Regis to Seaton in East Devon.
Lyme Regis Harbour13 viewsA stitched wide angle of the entire Lyme Regis harbour at low tide on a bluebird day in June 2007 6 Nov 2007
gallery.lymeregistourism.co.uk   (608 words)

  
 Lyme Regis Dorset - About Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis has a long history, with evidence to suggest a settlement long before 774AD - including evidence of Roman
While other UK towns and cities twinned with a European counterpart, Lyme Regis decided to opt for something more exotic and relevant to our history, a finer choice could not have been made.
We have been loaned a map of Lyme Regis that was produced in 1841.
www.lyme-regis-dorset.co.uk /about-lyme-regis.html   (304 words)

  
 Lyme Regis Guide, Your Guide to Places to Stay in Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is renowned for its watersports: take your choice from sailing, water-skiing, windsurfing, swimming or fishing.
Lyme Regis and its surrounding coastline is famous for fossils.
In June the town comes to life to the sounds of the Lyme Regis Jazz Festival and in July the RNLI Lifeboat Week promises a wealth of things to see and do ranging from parachute displays to art exhibitions.
www.resort-guide.co.uk /pagedest.php3?destcode=114   (768 words)

  
 Lyme Regis, England - Associated Content
Lyme Regis is the twin city of St. Georges in Bermuda.
Lyme Regis is a small town on the southwestern coast of England with a complex geography and a rich history.
Further documentation of Lyme Regis appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book, the survey of England completed by William the Conqueror equivalent to our modern Census.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/69861/lyme_regis_england.html   (560 words)

  
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This artificial harbour, built originally in the 13th century as a free-standing construction of oak piles and loose boulders, was subsequently joined to the land in the 18th and rebuild of Portland Stone in the 19th.
Literary lovers will associate Lyme Regis with Jane Austen, and indeed, her novel ’Persuasion’ was set in and around the early sea-side resort.
No visit to Lyme Regis would be complete without a trip to Morcombelake and the Moore’s Biscuit Factory; home of the famous ‘Dorset Knob Biscuit’.
www.palmersbrewery.com /details.asp?key=lyme   (209 words)

  
 BBC - Dorset - Entertainment - Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Hundreds of budding fossil-hunters visited Lyme Regis for two days of events, activities, exhibitions and walks to discover more about the secrets of the Jurassic Coast.
Lyme Regis museum is on the site of the house where Mary Anning was born
Born in 1799, she lived in Lyme Regis her whole life, spending her time searching the cliffs and shores of the local coastline for evidence of dinosaurs.
www.bbc.co.uk /dorset/content/articles/2005/03/21/fossil_festival_feature.shtml   (435 words)

  
 Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Lyme Regis Station
The Lyme Regis Railway Company obtained an Act of Parliament in 1871 for a line to Lyme Regis from a junction with the LSWR at Axminster and the LSWR agreed to work the line.
In 1976 there was an ambitious scheme by Minirail to reopen the line from Lyme Regis to Axminster using 15 inch gauge stock.
The Axe and Lyme Valley railway established its operating base at Combpyne and track was laid for about a half mile and second hand rolling stock was delivered from other lines; they had at least one loco.
www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/l/lyme_regis/index.shtml   (731 words)

  
 Property to buy in Lyme Regis
A well appointed and modern detached house in a highly sought-after residential area, with far-reaching views over Lyme Regis and along the Jurassic coast.
Offered to the market is this 3 bedroom detached bungalow situated within a pleasant location in Lyme Regis.
This very well presented bungalow is located in a sought after area of Lyme Regis with just a walk along the river into town.
www.rightmove.co.uk /property-for-sale-in--lyme-regis--dorset.rsp/svr/3013   (446 words)

  
 The Cobb Webcam, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
cam on the Cobb, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.
If this is your first visit to the site, you may find it needs to download software to view the image.
All images captured by this webcam are copyright © Lyme Regis Town Council, 2006.
www.lymeregiswebcam.com   (75 words)

  
 The Cobb, Lyme Regis, Dorset
Lyme Regis and its environs form part of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the coastline has been awarded the international accolade of a World Heritage Site designation, only one of two in England.
Part of the reasoning for this is the well known instability of the cliffs which has made Lyme a mecca for fossil hunters.
With thanks to the Lyme Regis Town Council http://www.lymeregiswebcam.com/ for this live webcam in Lyme Regis in Dorset.
www.camvista.com /england/other/thecobb.php   (294 words)

  
 Lyme Regis - VisitBritain
Lyme Regis is a picturesque seaside town set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the border where Dorset meets Devon.
185 million years of earth history is presented along the 95 miles of coast and the beaches around Lyme Regis and Charmouth are the very best places to find fossils.
Shopping in Lyme Regis is characterised by souvenirs, ice creams, fossils and other local memorabilia.
www.visitbritain.com /vb3-cs-CZ/destinationguides/england/South_West/Destinations/lyme_Regis.aspx   (240 words)

  
 Lyme Regis       Hotels,  Cottages, Camping and self-catering accommodation.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Attractions offered by Lyme Regis are extensive and range from quiet gardens to deep sea fishing.
Lyme Regis is a narrow tangle of streets and shops which find ther way down to the harbour with its famous cobb.
Sailing and water-skiing in Lyme Bay from Lyme Regis, West Bay and Portland.
www.westcountrylinks.co.uk /map/lymeregis.htm   (202 words)

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