It lies east of the capital, Morant Bay, and neighbors the communities of Retreat, Prospect and Leith Hall.
Lyssons is named after Nicholas Lycence, who was the member for St. Thomas in the East in the Jamaican Assembly from 1671 to 1672.
Simon Taylor was considered one of the most influential men in the parish and was member of the House of Assembly for St. Thomas in the East from 1784 until 1810.
It was officially opened and named by Her Royal Highness, Princess Margaret on February 23, 1955, replacing the Morant Bay Hospital, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Charley on August 17, 1951.
It was upgraded in 2018 as part of the Tourism Enhancement Fund's National Beach Development Programme.