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unusual facts about Lymington



Burrard baronets

The Burrard, later Burrard-Neale, later Burrard Baronetcy, of Walhampton in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 3 April 1769 for Harry Burrard, for many years Member of Parliament for Lymington, with remainder failing heirs male of his own to his brothers.

George Keppel

George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle (1799–1891), British general, MP for East Norfolk and Lymington

National Cycle Route 22

National Cycle Route 22 (NCR22) runs from Banstead to Brockenhurst in the New Forest via Dorking, Guildford, Farnham, Petersfield, Havant, Portsmouth, Ryde, Yarmouth and Lymington.

Thomas Blakiston

Born in Lymington, Hampshire, England, Blakiston was the son of Major John Blakiston, second son of Sir Matthew Blakiston, 2nd Baronet (see Blakiston baronets for earlier history of the family).

Ulmus minor var. goodyeri

goodyeri, a variety of the subspecies U. m. subsp. angustifolia, was discovered in England by John Goodyer in 1624, growing along the Lymington to Christchurch road at Pennington.

Walhampton

It is noted for the Walhampton Monument erected in 1840, to the memory of Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet, former Admiral, and M.P. for Lymington between 1790 and 1832.

William Powlett

Lord William Powlett (c.1663/7–1729), British politician who represented Lymington and Winchester


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