Lyme or LYME may refer to: * Lyme disease, an infectious disease carried by ticks caused by bacteria of the genus ''Borrelia''

Places

United Kingdom

* Lyme, an alternative name of

Lyme Handley Lyme Handley, sometimes known as ''Lyme'', is a small civil parish in between Disley and Stockport, in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.Lyme Park, an estate in Cheshire * Lyme Regis, a town in Dorset commonly known as Lyme ** Lyme Bay, an area of the English Channel *

Lyme Brook Lyme Brook is a tributary stream of the River Trent, which flows through Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the outlying areas of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. Course Prior to the 20th century the upper course of the brook could be trace ...

, tributary stream of the River Trent, Staffordshire *

Forest of Lyme The Forest of Lyme (pronounced "Lime") is a former, mainly elm tree, forest in the present day counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire and parts of Derbyshire. Parts of the forest remain and its name is preserved in many local place-names. Location a ...

, a historic area of forest covering parts of Cheshire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire

United States

* Lyme, Connecticut, a town in southeastern Connecticut, the namesake of Lyme disease ** Old Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town ** East Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town *

Lyme, New Hampshire Lyme is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,745 as of the 2020 census. Lyme is home to the Chaffee Natural Conservation Area. The Dartmouth Skiway is in the eastern part of tow ...

, a town in western New Hampshire *

Lyme, New York Lyme is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 2,185 at the 2010 census. The settlements of Chaumont and Three Mile Bay are located within the town. Lyme is in the western part of Jefferson County and is northwes ...

, a town in New York along the Lake Ontario shoreline *

Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio Lyme Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population of the township was 853, down from 968 at the 2000 census. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it b ...

, a small town in northern Ohio

Other places

Lyme Park, Gauteng Lyme Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Education Lyme Park houses a co-ordinate education to St Stithians College as a private English language, Engl ...

, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa

Ships

* English ship Lyme (1654), 52-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate built at Portsmouth, launched in 1654 * HMS ''Lyme'', any of several vessels of the British Royal Navy * RFA ''Lyme Bay'' (L3007), a landing ship dock of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary *

Lyme-class frigate The ''Lyme'' class were a class of two 24-gun sixth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. They served during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. They were built to the draught of a French privateer named ''Le Tygre'', wh ...

, class of two 24-gun sixth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy

People

* David Lyme (born 1966), also known as Jordi Cubino, a Catalan singer, songwriter, and model

Other uses

* LYME (software bundle), a solution stack consisting of Linux, Yaws, Mnesia, and Erlang * Lyme Art Association, arts organization established in 1914, with roots going back to 1902 * Lyme-grass or Leymus arenarius