Lynton
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Lynton is a small town
in Devon
, England
. It lies on the northern edge of Exmoor
and is located at the top of a gorge above Lynmouth
, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
. Lynton
was once the terminus for the narrow-gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
, which served both towns.
The two communities are governed at local level by Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council.
In Lynton is the Parish Church of St Mary, which stands overlooking the sea, surrounded by shops and hotels. The tower is mainly thirteenth century but the church itself has been enlarged and altered — most notably in 1741, when the nave was rebuilt, and later in Victorian times.
Many of the town buildings were constructed in the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The Town Hall was given to the town by Sir George Newnes
, Bart., a major benefactor of the town. He also gave the town the Congregational Church on Lee Road.
The novel
Lorna Doone
was set in the Lynton area.
The South West Coast Path
and the Tarka Trail
both pass through the area, and the The Two Moors Way
runs from Lynmouth to Ivybridge
in South Devon.
The British technical modern rock band InMe
make semi frequent lyrical references to the Lynton/Lynmouth area in their lyrical material. Lynton is name-checked in "In Loving Memory" on their third album Daydream Anonymous
and Lynmouth is name checked in "Saccharine Arcadia" on Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe
. Lead singer Dave McPherson
also has a song entitled "Sunny Lynton" on his EP Crescent Summer Sessions
and refers to Watersmeet on "Waltzing in a Supermarket" on "I Don't Do Requests".
in France.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It lies on the northern edge of Exmoor
Exmoor
Exmoor is an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England, named after the main river that flows out of the district, the River Exe. The moor has given its name to a National Park, which includes the Brendon Hills, the East Lyn Valley, the Vale of Porlock and ...
and is located at the top of a gorge above Lynmouth
Lynmouth
Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the north edge of Exmoor.The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge below Lynton, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway....
, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway
The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon.-Origins:...
. Lynton
Lynton and Lynmouth railway station
Lynton and Lynmouth was the terminus of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. The station served the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth . It opened with the line on 7 March 1898, and closed with it after...
was once the terminus for the narrow-gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway opened as an independent railway in May 1898. It was a single track narrow gauge railway slightly over long running through the rugged and picturesque area bordering Exmoor in North Devon, England. Although opened after the 1896 Light Railways Act came into force,...
, which served both towns.
The two communities are governed at local level by Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council.
In Lynton is the Parish Church of St Mary, which stands overlooking the sea, surrounded by shops and hotels. The tower is mainly thirteenth century but the church itself has been enlarged and altered — most notably in 1741, when the nave was rebuilt, and later in Victorian times.
Many of the town buildings were constructed in the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The Town Hall was given to the town by Sir George Newnes
George Newnes
Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet was a publisher and editor in England.-Background and education:...
, Bart., a major benefactor of the town. He also gave the town the Congregational Church on Lee Road.
The novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor....
was set in the Lynton area.
The South West Coast Path
South West Coast Path
The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for , running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset. Since it rises and falls with every river mouth, it is also one of the more...
and the Tarka Trail
Tarka Trail
The Tarka Trail is a series of footpaths and cyclepaths around north Devon, England that follow the route taken by Tarka the Otter in the book of that name. It is a figure-of-eight route, based on Barnstaple, and covers some of path....
both pass through the area, and the The Two Moors Way
Two Moors Way
The Two Moors Way is a long-distance path that runs from Ivybridge in South Devon to Lynmouth on the coast of North Devon, crossing parts of both Dartmoor and Exmoor along the way...
runs from Lynmouth to Ivybridge
Ivybridge
Ivybridge is a small town and civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, England. It lies about east of Plymouth. It is at the southern extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A38 "Devon Expressway" road...
in South Devon.
The British technical modern rock band InMe
InMe
InMe are an English alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex, who were formed in 1996. To date they have released four studio albums – Overgrown Eden ; White Butterfly ; Daydream Anonymous and Herald Moth and a greatest hits compilation album, Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe...
make semi frequent lyrical references to the Lynton/Lynmouth area in their lyrical material. Lynton is name-checked in "In Loving Memory" on their third album Daydream Anonymous
Daydream Anonymous
Daydream Anonymous is the third studio album by InMe and was released on September 10 2007. It is the first album to feature Greg McPherson on bass...
and Lynmouth is name checked in "Saccharine Arcadia" on Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe
Phoenix: The Very Best of InMe
Phoenix: The Best of InMe is a greatest hits collection put together from the british band InMe's first four albums spanning 8 years from 2002 - 2010...
. Lead singer Dave McPherson
Dave McPherson (musician)
David Alexander John "Dave" McPherson is a rock musician and solo acoustic artist from Brentwood, Essex...
also has a song entitled "Sunny Lynton" on his EP Crescent Summer Sessions
Crescent Summer Sessions
Crescent Summer Sessions is an acoustic solo EP by InMe lead singer Dave McPherson. The EP was made available on his MySpace site on March 6, 2007...
and refers to Watersmeet on "Waltzing in a Supermarket" on "I Don't Do Requests".
Twinning
The town of Lynton and Lynmouth is twinned with BénouvilleBénouville, Calvados
Bénouville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer close to Caen and Ouistreham.-Sights:* Château de Bénouville completed in 1777 by Claude Nicolas Ledoux...
in France.