Great Heck

Great Heck is a small village in Heck parish, about 7 miles south of , North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was 201 at the 2011 census.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 201 residents
  • Description: village in North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Great Heck, North Yorkshire” and “Heck”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hensall railway station and St Paul’s Church, Hensall.

Railway station
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serves the village of in , England. It is located on the Pontefract Line and is 22 miles east of . The line is used regularly by the freight companies GB Railfreight, Freightliner and DB Cargo UK that transport biomass to .

Church
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St Paul's Church is the parish church of , a village in England. Until the mid-19th century, Hensall formed part of the parish of St Laurence's Church, Snaith.

Railway station
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serves the villages of and in , England. It is located on the Pontefract Line and is 20 miles east of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Heck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hensall and Whitley.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of .

Village
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is a village in , England, close to the and the M62 motorway. The population of the village at the 2001 census was recorded as being 574, which had risen to 1,021 by the time of the 2011 census. is situated 2 miles west of Great Heck.

Village
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the , England. It is situated approximately 2 miles south-west of the town of and 1 mile south of the M62 motorway. is situated 2 miles southeast of Great Heck.

Great Heck

Latitude
53.68262° or 53° 40′ 57″ north
Longitude
-1.11277° or 1° 6′ 46″ west
Population
201
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C5WMVMP+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1870082645
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648081
Wiki­data ID
Q5599310
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Great Heck” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Great Heck”
  • French: “Great Heck”
  • Irish: “Great Heck”
  • Polish: “Great Heck”
  • Urdu: “گریٹ ہیک”

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