Hessle is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south of the town of Featherstone, seven miles east of the major city of Wakefield, and 156 miles north of London. Hessle lies three miles north of the South Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Hessle falls within the metropolitan district council of Wakefield. It is in the WF4 postcode district. The post town for Hessle is Wakefield.
Hessle is in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | West Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Hessle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hessle is WF4 1RD.
Hessle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WF4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WF4 postcode district.
The post town for Hessle is Wakefield. Hessle is in the WF4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wakefield.
The centre of Hessle is located at position 53.65204° latitude and -1.34796° longitude.
Latitude | 53.65204° |
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Longitude | -1.34796° |
The centre of Hessle is located at the grid reference easting 443195 and northing 417480 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 443195 |
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Northing | 417480 |
Position of Hessle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hessle to the centre of the town.
Position of Hessle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hessle to the centre of the city.