Hessle

Hessle
Town and civil parish
Hessle Viewpoint with The Humber Bridge in the background
Hessle Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	15,000 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	TA034264
Civil parish	Hessle
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HESSLE
Postcode district	HU13
Dialling code	01482
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°43′26″N 0°25′55″W / 53.7239°N 0.4319°W / 53.7239; -0.4319

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.

According to the 2011 UK census, Hessle parish had a population of 15,000,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 14,767.^[2]