Great Heck  Great Heck is a small village that lies a few miles south of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Great Heck is located 185.4 miles (298.4 km) north of London and 26.3 miles (42.3 km) east of Leeds. The population of Great Heck was 201 people according to the 2011 census. It is part of the district of Selby. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. The village was the site of the Great Heck rail crash. The village of Great Heck is a rural community. It consists of mainly detached residential housing and small companies such as Great Heck Brewery. It also comprises a number of farms and a nursery. The first recorded census occurred in 1881 with the population being 226. A census was carried out every ten years up until 1961. Information and statistics were available on total population, population change, gender and area throughout the time the census were being carried out. There are no census records for 1941 due to the Second World War. There is no great change in population from 1881 to 1961, although in 1931 the census data showed a population of 192 and in 1951 it had decreased to 165. This may have been the result of the Second World War. From 1961 the census data began gathering information from some places by wards and no longer by parishes. The 2011 census showed a population of 201, with the male:female ratio as even as possible with 101 females and 100 males living in 80 households. The census shows that Great Heck consists of mainly families, with 43 people being aged between 5–19 years old and 93 people being aged between 30–59 years old. Out of 201 people, 193 were born in England. The 1881 census provides information on the occupational category the population fall into. The data shows that 36 of the 116 males worked in agriculture while the other male workers were spread out in categories including transport, food and lodging and textile fabrics. Contrastingly, the female data shows that 39 of 110 had unknown occupations. Other women worked in occupational categories such as agriculture and domestic services. According to the 2011 census there were 111 people employed out of 201 and out of the 111 people, 57 of them were male and 54 were female. The most popular categories of employment were wholesale and retail trade, construction and manufacturing. Great Heck is accessible through a number of lanes such as Heck and Pollington Lane, Heck Lane and Long Lane. Following Heck Lane and then taking a right turning into Balne Moor Road, you will eventually meet the A19 Road or Selby Road.