Hessay

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Hessay is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of York, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England 4.7 miles (7.5 km) west of York.[2]

History

The rural village of Hessay enjoys a peaceful open setting within the Vale of York, a glacial plane created in the last ice age.

To the east, York Minster is visible from New Road. To the west, RAF Menwith Hill is visible. To the north, both the Kilburn White Horse and Bilsdale Television mast, some 25 miles (40 km) away, may be seen during darkness.[3]

The name Shirbutt Lane is derived from Shire Butts, from the days that the village was a jousting Location, and it is still possible on occasion to recognise the location of the jousting butts.[3]

Hessay is described in the Domesday Book at Hesdesai, the lake where the hazels grew.[4]

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The former Hessay railway station

Hessay used to have a railway station on the Harrogate Line. The station closed to passengers in 1958,[5] but the Ministry of Defence sidings at Hessay were open until 1991 with closure of the unit effected by March 1996.[6]

The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996, it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.[7]

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 181,[8] increasing to 265 at the 2011 Census.[1] Before 1996 it had been part of the Harrogate district. Recent developments have increased the population to over 300 though the actual figure is not known.[9] There are approximately ninety houses in Hessay.

Churches

Although the village has no pub, no post office and no shop, it has two fine churches - the Anglican St John the Baptist's Church[10] and the Methodist church.[11] The village was given to the St Mary's Abbey, York by Osbern de Archis and continued in their possession until The Dissolution.[12]

Railway station

From 1849 to 1964 the village was served by Hessay railway station on the Harrogate line.

The station was opened in April 1849 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway and was situated east of the level crossing on New Road. There were five freight sidings at the station, northwest of the level crossing on the down side with a long head shunt. In 1913 livestock was handled here but there were no general goods facilities; only "bulk traffic" was dealt with. NER figures of 1911 revealed that 368 people lived within the settlement and only 4405 tickets were sold in the year. During the First World War, most lightly used stations closed during 1916–17, although Hessay closed as early as 22 September 1915 because of its closeness to Marston Moor. There was no distinct reopening date for Hessay after the First World War had ended. One service had appeared in the Bradshaw timetable in June 1919 for York passengers, but only on Saturdays. In Reid's timetable of June 1920, "Hessay (closed)" confusingly appeared with an up service for c. 9:15am and a down service for c. 3:39pm for York passengers and, again, on Saturdays only. In July 1922, services were restored for all weekdays. When the Second World War began, War Department sidings were built at the station on the down side and south west of the existing sidings. As at Goldsborough, there were also wartime additions to the infrastructure, including a blast proof signal box. The station closed to passengers on 15 September 1958[13] but goods continued to be handled until 4 May 1964. The War Department sidings continued to be used by the Ministry of Defence until 1991.[14]

Centre of Yorkshire

In February 2012 the parish of Hessay was deduced to be at the geographical centre of Yorkshire by Ordnance Survey.[15] However, four years earlier, the honour was bestowed upon Cattal further west, with the ash tree at Barkston Ash also being pointed out as being the centre of Yorkshire.[16]

Wildlife

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The Willows

Hessay boasts an abundance of wildlife, Notable bird species include Barn Owls, Tawny Owls, Little Owls, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylarks, Green Plover (Lapwing), Oyster Catchers, Jays, Rooks, Magpies, Carrion Crow. From the population of small mammals which includes Field, Wood and Harvest Mice, Voles and Shrews, supports the upper end of the food chain of Merlins, Kestrels, Red Kites, Buzzards, Hobby, Sparrow Hawks, Goshawks, a Peregrine falcon has even been seen to take prey from the surrounding farmland. There is a small but increasing murmuration of Starlings which are believed to roost at the west end of Hessay Industrial Estate. Curlew Field Farm takes its name from the Curlews which nest in the Vicinity. Kingfishers and Grey Herons visit the many small ponds in the Parish which are home to newts and salamanders. There are many garden birds such as, blue tits, long tailed tits, great tits, Blackbirds, Song and Mistle Thrush, Robins wrens Tree and House Sparrows. The cuckoo can be heard calling in April and May.[3]

Bats roost in a number of buildings and trees in the village.

References

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  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."105" (Map). York & Selby (C ed.). 1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 1998. ISBN 0-319-22407-4.
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  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 237. OCLC 400936.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Young, Alan. "Hessay". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Army Storage Facilities". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 19 January 1995. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of Hessay, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Key Figures for 2001 Census: Key Statistics - Area: Hessay (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oake, Sebastian (28 February 2012). "A place in the heart... the village people at the very centre of all things Yorkshire". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."St. John the Baptist's Church, Hessay". Genuki. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Methodist Church, Hessay". Genuki. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."the Parish of Moor Monkton". Genuki. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 225. OCLC 931112387.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Disused Stations: Hessay". Disused Stations. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Where is the Geographic Centre of Yorkshire?". Yorkshire Ridings. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Catton, Richard (12 May 2012). "Hessay said to be exact centre of Yorkshire". The York Press. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

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