Hilda Lyon
Hilda Lyon is a memorial in Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, England. Hilda Lyon is situated nearby to Half Moon Public House, as well as near Church of All Saints.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Londesborough Arms, Market Weighton.
Londesborough Arms, Market Weighton
Hotel
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Londesborough Arms is a historic pub in Market Weighton, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The origins of the building are disputed; Historic England describes it as having been constructed in the mid-18th century as a house, while Nikolaus Pevsner claims it was built around 1780 as a coaching inn, with funding from William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sancton and Thorpe le Street.
Sancton
Village
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sancton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles south-east of the market town of Market Weighton on the A1034 road. Sancton is situated 2 miles southeast of Hilda Lyon.
Thorpe le Street
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe le Street is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hayton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Thorpe le Street is situated 3 miles northwest of Hilda Lyon.
North Cliffe
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Cliffe is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of South Cliffe, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about 3 miles north of North Cave, 2 miles west of Newbald and 3 miles south of Market Weighton. North Cliffe is situated 3 miles south of Hilda Lyon.
Hilda Lyon
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “HILDA MARGARET LYON 1896-1946 M.A., M.Sc., AFRAeS., AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER, WAS BORN AND LIVED HERE. SHE HELPED DESIGN THE R101 AIRSHIP. THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY PRIZE, THE R38 MEMORIAL PRIZE. SHE INVENTED THE ‘LYON SHAPE’. ...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8646° or 53° 51′ 53″ northLongitude
-0.66719° or 0° 40′ 2″ westOperator
Market Weighton Civic SocietyOpen location code
9C5XV87M+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 14160246310OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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