Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is a town in West Dorset, England, 25 miles (40 kilometres) west of Dorchester and also 25 miles (40 kilometres) eastern of Exeter. Styled "The Pearl of Dorset", it exists at Lyme Bay on the English Channel coastline at the Dorset-- Devon border. It is kept in mind for fossils located in cliffs as well as beaches on the Heritage Coast or Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. The harbour wall-- called "The Cobb"-- shows up in Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, the John Fowles novel The French Lieutenant's Woman, and also the 1981 film of that name, which was partially shot in the community. A former mayor and also MP was Admiral Sir George Somers, that founded the English colonial negotiation of Somers Isles, currently Bermuda, where Lyme Regis is twinned with St George's. In July 2015, Lyme Regis likewise joined Jamestown, Virginia, in a Historical Atlantic Triangle with St George's. The 2011 Census gave the church as well as selecting ward a population of 3,671.
