West Liss

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West Liss
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West Liss
Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU7756827319
Civil parish
  • Liss
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LISS
Postcode district GU33
Dialling code 01730
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance South Central
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England
Hampshire
51°02′24″N0°53′42″W / 51.040000°N 0.895000°W / 51.040000; -0.895000

West Liss is the oldest part of the modern village of Liss, in Hampshire, England. It has one pub remaining, The Spread Eagle - The Blue Bell was recently torn down and new housing has been built in its place.[ citation needed ]

The Liss Cricket Club is also based in West Liss. [1] It has a picturesque ground with a quirky fixture of a short boundary due to a large over-hanging oak tree. West Liss is home to the original Grade II listed Parish Church of Liss, St Peter. It was closed in 2008 and sold to the International Presbyterian Church who use the building presently. St Mary's Church stands in the main town of Liss and was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and consecrated 1892. [2] The composer Michael Hurd lived at 4, Church Street from 1961 until his death in 2006. [3]

References

  1. "Liss Cricket Club". Liss CC. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. "St. Mary's". Liss Parish Church. Retrieved 26 December 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Michael Hurd, A Brief Biography, at michaelhurd.org

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St Peter's Church, West Liss - now Liss International Presbyterian Church. Liss (St Peter, West Liss).jpg
St Peter's Church, West Liss - now Liss International Presbyterian Church.