Hessay

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Hessay
Hessay is located in North Yorkshire
Hessay
Hessay
 Hessay shown within North Yorkshire
Population 181 
OS grid reference SE523533
Civil parish Hessay
Unitary authority City of York
Ceremonial county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO26
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament York Outer
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

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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.

File:Poppleton Lakes, near Hessay, York.jpg
Poppleton Lakes, east of Hessay

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

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