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Hessle and Hill Top is a civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 Hessle and Hill Top was part of Hemsworth Rural District but still retains Hemsworth as its UK parliament constituency. Hessle and Hill Tops recorded population is 138 people according to the 2011 census conducted by the office for national statistics. In the 1870s Hessle and Hill Top, previously known as Hasel, was described as :"a township in Wragby parish...4 miles E of Wakefield" Other surrounding places of notable interest include Ackworth, a larger neighbouring parish to the east, Fitzwillam, another small parish south-west of Hessle and Hill Top, which is also the closest railway station. Nostell, a smaller village to the west and is currently grouped with Hessle and Hill Top as well as several other small parishes as a division of Wakefield city council, and Pontefract, another large town to the north and a common reference frame for where the parish is located. ==The Parish== The earliest recorded date for the parish is 1066, referred to as Hessle, derived from haesle meaning hazel tree, under the administrative unit of Odgodcross and attributed to a Lord Alward in 1066 and then to Lord Mauger of Elington 20 years later. Hessle and Hill Top is a small parish largely consisting of green space and countryside, with the woodland and agricultural farm land making up roughly 95% of the total land use, however only 6.1% of the parish use these spaces. Within the parish there are 66 listed dwellings, none of which are the earliest recorded 9 households of the parish noted by the doomsday book, however there are 5 structures dating back to between 1641 and 1810, which are of grade II listed building status, preserving some of the parishs' history. The majority of households in the parish are 3 bedroom detached or semi detached properties which is due to the lack of demand for larger and more properties within the parish. Due to the parishs' small size there are almost no local shops within the parish, however there are many other neighbouring settlements which do provide such services, the closest of which being Ackworth. There are two walks scenic walks, which vary in length, that go through Hessle and Hill Top and the neighbouring parish of Ackworth, going past most of both parishes notable landmarks and places of interest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hessle and Hill Top」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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