Lissett

Lissett is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Holderness area of the , England. It is situated 6 miles south of town centre and 13 miles north-east of town centre on the A165 road that connects the two towns.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: Lissett, East Riding of Yorkshire

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints and Skipsea Castle.

Church

Castle
was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of , , . Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the newly conquered region, defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lissett.

Church
is a church, which is situated 2 miles north of Lissett.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barmston and Gransmoor.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the , England. It is situated on the Holderness coast, overlooking the and to the east of the A165 road.

Hamlet
is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the , England. It is situated approximately 6 miles south-west of the town of and 3 miles south-east of the village of Burton Agnes.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the , England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of the town of and on the east side of the B1242 road. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lissett.

Lissett

Latitude
54.00854° or 54° 0′ 31″ north
Longitude
-0.25508° or 0° 15′ 18″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LST
Open location code
9C6X2P5V+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 55559582
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2644396
Wiki­data ID
Q6559149
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Lissett” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Lissett
  • French: Lissett
  • Irish: Lissett
  • Polish: Lissett
  • Swedish: Lissett

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. James of Compostella and Gransmoor Lodge Caravan Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lissett”. Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.