Liss, Hampshire
Historical Description
Liss or Lyss, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands on the E border of the county, 4 miles NNE of Petersfield, and has a station on the L. & S.W.R., 51 miles from London. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office. The parish comprises the tithings of Liss Abbas and Liss Tumey. Acreage, 3620; population, 1538. The manor belongs to the Hawkshaw family. Liss Place, Stodham House, East Hill, and The Wylds are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; value, £241 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is ancient, of 1320 date, and the chancel was restored in 1864. It has a tower and five bells. A new and large church was built in 1892 in a more central position and near the railway station; also a parish room adjoining. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a mission hall, and a room for Plymouth Brethren. There is a workman's club. Hill Brow, situated on the Sussex border, is rapidly becoming a health resort, and in the summer months is filled with visitors.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Hampshire | |
| Hundred | Odiham | |
| Poor Law union | Petersfield |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Liss from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Liss are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Hampshire newspapers online:
- Portsmouth Evening News
- Hampshire Telegraph
- Hampshire Advertiser
- Hampshire Chronicle
- Aldershot Military Gazette
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Hampshire, 1530, 1575, & 1622-34 is available to view on the Heraldry page.