Lissington No Later Than 1914 Per Stamp on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Lissington is a village and 
The church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is a Grade II
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the West Lindsey district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...
, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 154. It lies 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
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
'' as "Lessintone", with 28 households, and of meadow and 80 of woodland.
The church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is a Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
built from ironstone and greenstone. It dates from 1796, with a restoration in 1895 and further additions in 1925.
Lissington Church of England School
A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.
The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures. In some countr ...
was built in 1854 as a National school and closed 21 December 1950.
References
External links
* West Lindsey District Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire {{Lincolnshire-geo-stub