Great Heck
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.683, -1.108 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 58 21 |
Great Heck is a small, largely agricultural village in the civil parish of Heck in North Yorkshire, England. It sits in a quiet patch of countryside between the market town of Selby and the larger centre of Doncaster, close to the rail corridor of the East Coast Main Line and neighbours such as Eggborough and Little Heck, which gives it a mix of rural character and ready access to regional transport routes.
The community is compact and typically village-focused, with farming historically at the heart of the local economy and nearby landmarks such as the former Eggborough power station reflecting more recent industrial influence. Great Heck is also known, sadly, for its proximity to the 2001 rail crash on the East Coast Main Line, an event that left a lasting mark on the area and on rail safety discussions; otherwise the village is noted for its quiet lanes, close-knit social life and easy access to surrounding North Yorkshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Great Heck
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 19.8 miles31.9 km
- York 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Rotherham 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Doncaster 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Wakefield 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Scunthorpe 20 miles32.3 km
- Barnsley 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Castleford 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Morley 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Dewsbury 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Batley 22 miles35.3 km
- Pontefract 8.1 miles13.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Heck Parish 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Hensall Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Balne Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Pollington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Whitley Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Osgoldcross Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Eggborough Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Gowdall Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Temple Hirst Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hirst Courtney Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Kellington Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Stubbs Walden Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Great Heck
DN14 0BE, DN14 0BJ, DN14 0BW, DN14 0BQ, DN14 0BL, DN14 0BD, DN14 0BT
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.9 miles41.6 km
- Hensall Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Whitley Bridge Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Great Heck Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- The Downe Arms 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Bay Horse Hotel 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 9.3 miles15 km
- Comus Inn 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Kings Croft Hotel 9.1 miles14.7 km
- The Briarcroft Wayth Hotels 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- Hampole Priory Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11 miles17.7 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.6 miles20.3 km