Heck, North Yorkshire
Encyclopedia
Heck is a civil parish
in the English
county of North Yorkshire
.
The main settlement is Great Heck
, there is also Little Heck at . For the purposes of local administration Heck forms part of the district of Selby
; before April 1974 it was part of Osgoldcross Rural District
and the West Riding of Yorkshire
. It was the location of the fatal Selby rail crash
.
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...
.
The main settlement is Great Heck
Great Heck
Great Heck is a small village that lies a few miles south of Selby, North Yorkshire, England.The village achieved notoriety due to the Great Heck rail crash.-External links:...
, there is also Little Heck at . For the purposes of local administration Heck 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...
. It was the location of the fatal Selby rail crash
Selby rail crash
The Great Heck rail crash, widely known as the Selby rail crash, was a high-speed train accident that occurred at Great Heck near Selby, North Yorkshire, England on the morning of 28 February 2001...
.