Hessle

Hessle (/ˈhɛzəl/) is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, five miles (eight kilometres) west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area consisting of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of Hessle and a number of other villages but is not part of the city. It is on the north bank of the Humber Estuary where the Humber Bridge crosses.

For the parish in West Yorkshire, see Hessle and Hill Top. For the Hessle (Sweden) meteorite of 1869, see meteorite falls.

Hessle
Town and civil parish
Hessle Viewpoint with The Humber Bridge in the background
Hessle
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population15,000 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceTA034264
Civil parish
  • Hessle
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHESSLE
Postcode districtHU13
Dialling code01482
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

According to the 2011 UK census, Hessle parish had a population of 15,000, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 14,767.

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