Lissington is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 154.[1] It lies 4 miles (6 km) south from the town of Market Rasen, and about 4 miles north from the town of Wragby.
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![]() St John the Baptist Church, Lissington | |
![]() ![]() Lissington Location within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 154 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TF108833 |
• London | 130 mi (210 km) S |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Lincoln |
Postcode district | LN3 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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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.[2]
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.[3]
Lissington Church of England School was built in 1854 as a National school and closed 21 December 1950.[4]
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