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, increasing to 265 at the 2011 Census.[1] 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[2] and the Methodist Church.[3] The village was given to the St Mary's Abbey, York by Osbern de Archis and continued in their possession until The Dissolution.[4]
Centre of Yorkshire
in February 2012 the parish of Hessay was deduced to be at the geographical centre of Yorkshire by Ordnance Survey.[5]
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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- ^ Hessay at genuki.org
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External links
Media related to Hessay at Wikimedia Commons
- Hessay Parish Council
- Feature on Hessay at Yorkshire Post, March 2012
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