Lympsham

infobox UK place
country= England
latitude= 51.2857
longitude= -2.9549
official_name= Lympsham
population=
civil_parish=
shire_district= Sedgemoor
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Bridgwater
post_town=
postcode_district = BS24
postcode_area= BS
dial_code= 01278
os_grid_reference= ST335545

Lympsham is village and civil parish six miles west of Axbridge and six miles south east of Weston-super-Mare, close to the River Axe in Somerset.

The name means 'a suitable home' from the Old English "ge-limplic" and "ham". [cite book |last=Robinson |first= Stephen |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Somerset Place Names |year=1992 |publisher=Dovecote Press |location= |isbn=1874336032 ]

It is likely that efforts were made to improve the drainage of the soil in the area during the Saxon period. In 1129, the Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey recorded that corn was growing here on land which had previously been classified as worthless. [cite book|last=Hawkins|first=Desmond|title=Avalon and Sedgemoor|year=1982|publisher=Alan Sutton|location=Gloucester|isbn=0862990165]

The Church of St Christopher originates from the 15th century, but includes significant 19th century restoration by Rev. A J Stephenson and his son J H Stephenson. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. [cite web | title= Church of St Christopher | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=434389 | accessdate=2007-10-30]

References

ee also

*Bristol Channel floods, 1607

External links

[http://www.lympsham.org.uk/ Lympsham village web site]