Lissett
| Lissett | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St James Church, Lissett | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA144581 |
| Location: | 54°0’23"N, 0°15’20"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01262 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Lissett is a village on Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is six miles south of Bridlington town centre and thirteen miles north-east of Beverley town centre on the A165 road that connects the two towns.
The village church, St James, is a Grade II listed building and houses the oldest dated bell in England, dated 1254.[1] Perhaps of 14th-century origin, it was rebuilt by Hugh Roumieu Gough in 1876. Remaining from the previous church are fragments of a Norman capital in the east wall. The east stained glass window is by Charles Eamer Kempe, with Morris-style diamond-shaped flower details and lettering.[2]
History
In 1823 Lissett, with a population of 95, was in the parish of Beeford, and the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. A chapel of ease existed in the village.[3]
In 1942 an RAF station, RAF Lissett, was built there. Its main role was to serve as a bomber airfield for the Handley Page Halifax bombers of 158 Squadron. It had a short life - the final mission left the airbase on 25 April 1945. The airfield is now part of a small industrial estate in the village. In December 2008 a 30 MW wind farm housing twelve turbines.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lissett) |
- Lissett in the Domesday Book
- Church of St James, Lissett
- National Heritage List 1083826: St James' Church (Grade II listing)
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083826: Church of St James (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: York & East Riding, 1972; 1995 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); page 363
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.
