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
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- Population
- 21861
- Image
- Ossett Town Hall - 2.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01924
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- SE279205
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- Ossett
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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.
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