Early History
Lymington began when the Ancient Britons constructed early earth defences around 500 BC which can still be seen at Ampress and nearby Buckland Rings.
These fell to Vespasian in AD 43 following a Roman invasion.
The Saxons arrived in South West Hampshire in the 6th century.
They founded a settlement called limen tun after “limen” a Celtic name meaning either elm river or, more probably marshy river.
So Lymington was the little village by the marshy river.
At the time of Domesday book in 1086 the settlement was called Lentune.
The Borough of New Lymington was ultimately created after William de Redvers granted his Charter of privileges between 1193 and 1217.
In 1346 during a war with France Lymington provided Edward III with 9 ships and 159 men.
During the hundred years war the French attacked and burned Lymington in 1338 and again in 1370.
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