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{{infobox UK place|
|country = England
|latitude = 53.7239
|longitude = -0.4319
|official_name = Hessle
|static_image = [[Image:Hessle library.jpg|240px]]
|static_image_caption = <small>Hessle library at Southgate</small>
|civil_parish = Hessle
|population = 14,767 ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]])<ref name="2001 census"/>
|unitary_england = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
|region = Yorkshire and the Humber
|constituency_westminster = [[Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle]]
|post_town = HESSLE
|postcode_district = HU13
|postcode_area = HU
|dial_code = 01482
|os_grid_reference = TA034264
}}
'''Hessle''' (pronounced "Hezzle") is a [[town]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]], situated {{convert|5|mi|km|lk=on}} 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 [[Humber|River Humber]] where that river is crossed by the [[Humber Bridge]]. According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK census]], Hessle parish had a population of 14,767.<ref name="2001 census">{{cite web
|url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790975&c=Hessle&d=16&e=15&g=390862&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211036831621&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
|title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Hessle CP (Parish)
|accessdate = 2008-05-17
|work = Neighbourhood Statistics
|publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]]
}}
</ref>
The centre of Hessle is called "Hessle Square" or "The Square" for short. There are many shops and a small bus station - which was refitted in 2007. Hessle All Saints Church is located just off the Square. Hessle Town Hall was built in 1897 and is situated at the top of South Lane. Hessle Police Station is next door to the Town Hall at the top of South Lane and the corner of Ferriby Road.
The Upper School site of [[Hessle High School]] situated on Heads Lane is centred around a building donated to the Education Authority by a survivor of the [[RMS Titanic|Titanic]] disaster. Its education standards remain high, with it having a Specialist Science College status and achieving 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, Richard Dunston's, went into liquidation in 1987 and was bought by Damen Shipyards Group in the same year. Dunston's was closed down in 1994. The location is now used as offices, car sales buildings and a dock for scrap metal and other materials for dispatch to other areas, or to be recycled. Richard Dunston's ship repairs still exists further east along the Humber estuary, with activity remaining 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. Part of it is known as Little Switzerland (Little Switz or Switzy for short).
Hessle is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with the French town of [[Bourg-de-Thizy]].
Transport to and from Hessle is convenient, with good access to main roads such as the [[A15 road|A15]], [[A63 road|A63]] & [[M62 motorway|M62]] (via the A63). It also has a [[Hessle railway station|railway station]] with hourly services to and from Hull and to destinations such as [[Doncaster]] and [[York]].
Hessle is at the start of the [[Yorkshire Wolds Way]], a [[long-distance footpath]] and designated [[National Trails (United Kingdom)|National Trail]], which crosses the [[Yorkshire Wolds]] and ends at [[Filey]].
==2007 floods==
On [[25 June]] [[2007]], torrential rain hit the north-east of England and 100mm of rain fell in a few hours. Several people died across the affected area and the first fatality occurred in Hessle. A 28-year-old man became trapped when his foot was stuck in a storm drain. He was overwhelmed by rising water and although emergency services gave him oxygen he died of hypothermia.<ref>{{cite news |title=''Man Trapped in Flooded Drain Dies'' |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1272135,00.html?f=rss |work=[[Sky News]] |publisher=[[BSkyB]]. |date=[[25 June]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-06-28 }}</ref> [[Sky News]] filmed the operation and broadcast some of the footage in the days after the event. They were criticised for this but responded that the victim's family had approved the broadcast.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jul/05/bskyb.tvnews Chris Tryhorn, ''Sky defends flood death footage''] MediaGuardian, [[5 July]] [[2007]]. Accessed [[21 January]] [[2008]].</ref> The floods caused the formation of a local residents association, HCARA (Hessle Community Action Residents Association) who have since been working with the various bodies to campaign for improvements in defences against floods in the lower Hessle area.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hesslehigh.co.uk/ Hessle High website]
*[http://www.geocities.com/justinl100_1999/ Tranby House - Titanic survivor Algernon Barkworth's Hessle Residence]
*[http://www.hessleroad.com/ hessleroad.com - Large online collection of undated, uncaptioned photographs of Hessle Road, between Hull and Hessle]
*[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Hessle,+North+Humberside&ie=UTF8&ll=53.723177,-0.434813&spn=0.0178,0.040169&t=h&z=15&om=1 Aerial photograph of Hessle, centred on Hessle Square]
{{East Yorkshire}}
[[Category:Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Parishes of the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Yorkshire Wolds Way]]
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