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Hessle West Yorkshire Map

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.

Interactive Map of Hessle, West Yorkshire

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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

About Hessle

Hessle emerges from the West Yorkshire landscape as a quiet intersection of rural tradition and industrial heritage. It lies 1.6 miles 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 terrain here holds a particular stillness, where the low-slung horizon meets the sky in a muted, pewter-grey embrace. Just a short distance to the south-west, Hessle Beck traces a thin, silver vein through the earth, feeding the moisture that keeps the surrounding pastures a deep, resilient green. Beyond the immediate fields, the modest rise of Brackenhill breaks the flatness, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the faint, sharp tang of coal-dusted history from nearby workings. Hessle maintains a stoic character, shaped by the steady, unpretentious labour that once defined this corner of the Wakefield district. The light often catches the edges of these fields with a brittle clarity, revealing the subtle contours that have remained undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern expansion. Through the seasons, Hessle remains a place where the earth feels solid and the air carries the weight of a long, shared memory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hessle Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 228° SW
Brackenhill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 189° S
Constitution Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 214° SW
Hardwick Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 289° WNW
Purston Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 355° N
Fitzwilliam Country Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 206° SSW
Nostell Priory (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.4 mi, 275° W · 180 ha
Medieval Buildings At Nostell Priory Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 265° W
Lower Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 279° W
Nostell Brickyard Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 261° W · 11 ha
Middle Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 273° W
Upper Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 267° W
Hemsworth Marsh (Wetland) — 2.0 mi, 172° S
Dovecote 90M South Of Hall Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 291° WNW
Kinsley Moat And Fishpond (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 215° SW
Wentbridge Ings Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 083° E · 2 ha
Pontefract Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 028° NNE
Thorp Marsh (Wetland) — 3.2 mi, 095° E
Pontefract Castle (Castle) — 3.5 mi, 031° NNE
Swillington Tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 030° NNE
St Clement's Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 031° NNE
Wooden Faces (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 027° NNE
Waterton Park, Walton, Wakefield (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.1 mi, 260° W · 105 ha
Long Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 4.3 mi, 074° ENE
Brockadale (Valley) — 4.4 mi, 092° E
Diggerland Yorkshire (Theme Park) — 4.8 mi, 342° NNW
Howell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.2 mi, 176° S
Castleford Forum Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 359° N
Little John's Well (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 135° SE
West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 288° WNW

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