In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hessle like this:
HASLE, or Hessle, a township in Wragby parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles E of Wakefield. Pop., 125. Houses, 23.
Hessle through time
Hessle is now part of Wakefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wakefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hessle itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hessle, in Wakefield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12897
Date accessed: 18th May 2024
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