In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lissan like this:

Lissan, par. and seat, cos. Londonderry and Tyrone, on Lissan Water, 3 miles NW. of Cookstown, 24,683 ac., pop. 4036; P.O.

Lissan through time

Lissan is now part of MID ULSTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID ULSTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lissan itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lissan, in Mid Ulster and County Londonderry | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28032

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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