Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Hessle, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hessle 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.
| Place | Hessle |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.652043 |
| Longitude | -1.347961 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Hessle rests in the rolling landscape of West Yorkshire, a settlement with a quiet presence. It lies 2.6 km south-south-east of Featherstone (from Featherstone: bearing 164°T, OS grid SE 431 174), and is situated west-south-west of High Ackworth village. The fields surrounding Hessle often carry the gentle hush of cultivation, their contours softened by the passage of seasons. Evidence of its agricultural heritage can still be glimpsed in the enduring patterns of the land, where the soil itself seems to whisper tales of past labours under an expansive Yorkshire sky. While industrial echoes may be found in the wider district, Hessle itself often presents a more tranquil aspect, where the light can catch the dew on hedgerows with a fleeting, ethereal beauty.
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Explore Hessle, West 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: 53.652043, -1.347961. 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 | June 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. |