Lissett

Lissett is a village in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) south of Bridlington town centre and 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Beverley town centre on the A165 road that connects the two towns.

Lissett

St James Church, Lissett
Lissett
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA144581
• London170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01262
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Together with Ulrome it forms the civil parish of Lissett and Ulrome.

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.[1]

In 1942 an RAF station, RAF Lissett, was built there. Its main role was to serve as a bomber airfield for the Halifax Bomber 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[2] wind farm housing twelve turbines each 125 metres (410 ft) high was constructed across the western end of the airfield.[3]

The village church, St James, is a Grade II listed building and houses the oldest dated bell in England, dated 1254.[4] 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.[5]

References
  1. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 363
  2. "Our operations". Infinis. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. "Lissett Airfield Wind Farm" (PDF). Novera Energy plc. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  4. Historic England. "Church of St James (1083826)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. Pevsner, Nikolaus; The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding p. 304; Penguin (1972); reprinted 1975, Pevsner Architectural Guides. ISBN 0140710434
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.
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