Lissington
Lissington | |
St John the Baptist Church, Lissington |
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Lissington |
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Population | 138 (2001) |
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OS grid reference | TF108833 |
– London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
District | West Lindsey |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Lincoln |
Postcode district | LN3 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
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Coordinates: 53°20′07″N 0°20′11″W / 53.335302°N 0.336293°W
Lissington is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) south from the town of Market Rasen, and about 4 miles north from the town of Wragby.
Lissington is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Lessintone", with 28 households, and 80 acres (0.32 km2) of meadow and 80 of woodland.[1]
The church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is a Grade II listed building built from ironstone and greenstone. It dates from 1796, with a restoration in 1895 and further additions in 1925.[2]
Lissington Church of England School was built in 1854 as a National school and closed 21 December 1950.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lissington". Open Domesday. University of Hull. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ "Church of St John the Baptist, Lissington". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ "Lissington CE School". Lincs to the past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
External links
- Media related to Lissington at Wikimedia Commons
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