Hessay
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Hessay is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England about 5 miles (8 km) west of York.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 181. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Harrogate district. Recent developments have increased the population to a larger figure though the actual figure is not known. There are approximately sixty houses in Hessay and about 15 have been built in the last 4 years.
Churches
Although the village has no pub, no post office and no shop, it has two fine churches - St. John the Baptist Anglican Church[1] and the Methodist Church.[2] The village was given to the St Mary's Abbey, York by Osbern de Archis and continued in their possession until The Dissolution.[3]
Centre of Yorkshire
in February 2012 the parish of Hessay was deduced to be at the geographical centre of Yorkshire by Ordnance Survey.[4]
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Hessay Parish Council
- Feature on Hessay at Yorkshire Post, March 2012
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