Ossett
Sign in to saveOssett is a market town in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated between Dewsbury, Horbury and Wakefield. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 21,861. Ossett forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Ossett
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ossett-Town-Hall-23052012.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ossett Town Hall
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.population
- 21,861
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE279205
- UK place.post_town
- OSSETT
- UK place.postcode_area
- WF
- UK place.postcode_district
- WF5
- UK place.dial_code
- 01924
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- City of Wakefield
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- UK place.london_distance
- 186 mi SE
- UK place.type
- Town
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Wakefield
- Population
- 21861
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Shares border with
- Batley
- Image
- Ossett Town Hall - 2.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01924
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- postal code
- WF5
- OS grid reference
- SE279205
- Commons category
- Ossett
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- historic county
- Yorkshire
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Origins
- Industrial Revolution
- Second World War
- Spa
- Governance
- Geography
- Climate
- Demography
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Education
- Religion
- Sport
- Culture and media
- Notable people
- Writers
- Actors and musicians
- Sportspeople
- See also
- References
- External links
Ossett is a market town in the Wakefield district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated between Dewsbury, Horbury and Wakefield. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 21,861. Ossett forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ossett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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