Hessle

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Hessle







Statistics
Population:
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TA034264
Administration
District:	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	East Riding of Yorkshire
Historic county:	Yorkshire
Services
Police force:	Humberside Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	Yorkshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	HESSLE
Postal district:	HU13
Dialling code:	01482
Politics
UK Parliament:	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
European Parliament:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Hessle (pronounced "Hezzle") is a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated 5 miles west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. It is part of Hull's built-up area but not within the city boundaries.

It is on the north bank of the River Humber where that river is crossed by the Humber Bridge.

Hessle High School is based around a building donated to the Education Authority by a survivor of the Titanic disaster. It's education standards remain high above primary level, with it having a Specialist Science College, which achieves some of the best results in the county.

In the 13th century Joan Stuteville from this ancient settlement introduced the custom of ladies riding side-saddle on horses.

In more modern times, it has been a centre for shipbuilding. The largest shipbuilder was Dunstons, which went into liquidation in 1987. The location is now used as offices, car sales buildings and a dock for scrap metal and other materials for dispatch to others areas, or to be recycled. Dunstons ship repairs still exists further east along the Humber Estuary, with activity remaining fairly high.

Chalk quarrying was a major industry at Hessle into the 20th Century and quarries can still be seen in the west of the town, the largest being the Humber Bridge Country Park, which is a popular tourist attraction.

Transport to and from Hessle is convenient, with good access to main roads such as the A15, A63 & M62 (via the A63). It also has good train links with services to and from Hull hourly to destinations such as Doncaster and York.