Lymm (/ˈlɪm/ LIM) is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England.

The name Lymm, of Celtic origins, means a "place of running water" and is likely derived from an ancient stream that ran through the village centre.

Before the 2024 General Election boundary changes, Lymm was a part of the “bellwether” Warrington South constituency.

[citation needed] Lymm is twinned with Meung-sur-Loire,[18] an ancient village and commune near Orléans, France.

[33] Morris dancing was taking place in Lymm as early as 1817, often appearing in the village at Rushbearing time throughout the Victorian era.

Another is Oughtrington Hall and Lodge (formerly owned by a cadet branch of the Leigh family) this is now Lymm High School.

[45][46] A “dinosaur” (reptile) footprint was discovered in the Victorian era, in one of Lymm's many quarries, which is thought to be from the Triassic period.

[35] Spud Wood is a recreational area, located next to the Bridgewater Canal, managed by the Woodland Trust.

To the east of Lymm the River Bollin flows along the village's border with Warburton and the borough of Trafford.

A number of small brooks feed the popular tourist attraction of Lymm Dam,[57][58] built in 1824 to enable the construction of the Stockport–Warrington Road (now known as the A56).

To the west, the track used to run into Warrington, via Latchford, and the tar processing on Loushers Lane, then into Bank Quay Low Level.

Today the old Railway through Lymm forms a good stretch of the Trans Pennine Trail, with a ranger station at Statham, near the centre of the village.

In 2022, upgrade work to certain sections of the trail commenced to provide updated all weather surfaces for users.

[60] 2137 (Lymm) Squadron formed in 1964 as part of the programme to reestablish units that had been closed following the Second World War.

There is angling at Lymm Dam and at several other fisheries including Heatley Mere and Meadow View.