The town is agreeably situated on the right bank of the riverLymington, at a short distance from its mouth, and is 7 miles south-west by south from Southampton, and about 90 miles south-west from London.
It is well supplied with water, and the paving and lighting are defrayed by a rate of 13 pence in the pound on houses, and 4 pence in the pound on land.
‘Lymington is subordinate to the port of Southampton, from the necessity of the importers having to pay the full duties on the entrance of their cargoes into the port’ (Corp.
Lymington is a port on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England.
Lymington is particularly famous for its smuggling history, and under the High Street are smuggler's tunnels which run from the old inns to the town quay.
Lymington is mentioned in 'The Children of the New Forest' by Captain Marryat and also features in the historical novels of local writer Warwick Collins (namely 'The Rationalist' and 'The Marriage of Souls').
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