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Ossett
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Ossett
Total population
21,076
Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
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.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves15,680
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,535
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves12,742
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves12,554
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,696
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,212
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,643
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves9,619
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.4 — 2025-12-030 km ESE of Carnforth, United Kingdom
- M 2.7 — 2023-06-282 km SE of Cheadle, United Kingdom
- M 2.6 — 2014-10-282 km NNE of Hucknall, United Kingdom
- M 2.9 — 2013-01-180 km NE of Hathern, United Kingdom
- M 3.6 — 2011-01-035 km S of Masham, United Kingdom
- M 3 — 2009-04-115 km ENE of Goxhill, United Kingdom
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Ossett
![[Report 1936]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11795770-M.jpg)
![[Report 1942-1943]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/13396439-M.jpg)
![[Report 1925]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11795769-M.jpg)
![[Report 1972]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8130734-M.jpg)
![[Report 1961]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8131878-M.jpg)
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ONS — UK Office for National Statistics
- ONS code
- osgb4000000074572938
- Local type
- Town
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
- • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names