Hensall, North Yorkshire
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Hensall is a village and civil parish
in the English
county of North Yorkshire
.
For the purposes of local administration Hensall forms part of the district of Selby
; before April 1974 it was part of Osgoldcross Rural District
and the West Riding of Yorkshire
.
The village is served by the two trains a day that stop at Hensall railway station
. By road it is northwest of Junction 34 of the M62 motorway
and the crossing point of the A19
and A645 roads.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
.
For the purposes of local administration Hensall forms part of the district of Selby
Selby (district)
Selby is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby and provides services to an area which includes Tadcaster and a host of villages....
; before April 1974 it was part of Osgoldcross Rural District
Osgoldcross Rural District
Osgoldcross Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created in 1938, from 19 remaining parishes of the disbanded Pontefract Rural District after three-quarters of its population had been transferred to surrounding authorities - specifically to...
and the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
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The village is served by the two trains a day that stop at Hensall railway station
Hensall railway station
Hensall railway station serves the village of Hensall, North Yorkshire. It is located on the Pontefract Line and is east of Leeds. The line is used regularly by the freight companies FirstGBRf, Freightliner and DB Schenker that use the BR Class 66 locomotive, to transport coal & limestone to Drax...
. By road it is northwest of Junction 34 of the M62 motorway
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
and the crossing point of the A19
A19 road
The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road, although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland...
and A645 roads.