Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Great Heck, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Heck map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Great Heck, North Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Great Heck |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.682070 |
| Longitude | -1.104023 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Heck holds a quiet gravity, defined by the flat, expansive horizon of North Yorkshire where the sky claims more space than the earth. It lies 6.0 miles east-south-east of Knottingley (from Knottingley: bearing 108°T, OS grid SE 592 209), and is situated south of Hensall village. The light here has a thin, translucent quality, reflecting off the surface of Booty Well just to the west as if the water were a polished silver plate laid upon the fields. Drainage channels like the Common Drain carve precise, purposeful lines through the low-lying terrain, directing the slow passage of water toward the Humber. Great Heck maintains an agricultural composure, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the colour of the soil and the movement of the heavy air. Ancient patterns of land use linger in the surrounding pastures, though the modern world hums faintly in the distance beyond these quiet lanes. A stillness settles over the hedgerows in the late afternoon, suggesting a landscape that has long ago finished its struggle with history and now merely exists. The land remains open and unadorned, offering a rare clarity to anyone who pauses to observe the shifting clouds above the flat, fertile plains.
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Explore Great Heck, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.682070, -1.104023. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |