In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hessay like this:
HESSAY, a township in Monkton-Moor parish, E. R. Yorkshire; on the York and Harrogate railway, 5¼ miles WNW of York. It has a station on the railway. Acres, 1, 120. Real property, £1, 626. Pop., 127. Houses, 28. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Hessay through time
Hessay is now part of Harrogate district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harrogate has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hessay itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hessay, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12896
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Hessay".