Lissett

Lissett is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ulrome, 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

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] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Ulrome.[2]

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[3] wind farm housing twelve turbines each 125 metres (410 ft) high was constructed across the western end of the airfield.[4]

The village church, St James, is a Grade II listed building and houses the oldest dated bell in England, dated 1254.[5] 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.[6]

References
  1. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 363
  2. "Relationships and changes Lissett Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "Our operations". Infinis. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. "Lissett Airfield Wind Farm" (PDF). Novera Energy plc. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  5. Historic England. "Church of St James (1083826)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  6. 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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