Gate Helmsley is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
North Yorkshire
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, England, about seven miles east of
York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...
. The village lies on the border with the
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, S ...
.
History
The village is mentioned in the ''
Domesday Book
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'' as ''Hamelsec'' in the ''Bulford'' hundred and as a possession of the Archbishop of York.
Gate Helmsley was served by
Holtby railway station on the
York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1939.
Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the
Sheriff Hutton & Derwent electoral ward of
North Yorkshire Council.
From 1974 to 2023 the village was part of the
Ryedale district.
Geography
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 204.
According to the 2001 UK Census the population was 291, of which 207 were over the age of sixteen and of those, 127 were in employment. There were 104 dwellings, of which 54 were detached. By the time of the 2011 census the population had increased to 325.
The nearest settlements are
Upper Helmsley to the north;
Warthill to the west;
Low Catton to the south-east and
Stamford Bridge to the east.
The village stands alongside the
A166 that forms part of the boundary between North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. The road used to be a
turnpike.
The village has an elevation of at its highest point. The soil is sandy on top of beds of
Keuper Marls and
Bunter Sandstone.
Religion
St Mary's Church, Gate Helmsley is a Grade II* Listed Building.
The small Wesleyan Chapel next to St Mary's Church still stands.
Notable buildings
In addition to the Church of St Mary, there are six other Grade II Listed buildings including the local public house.
References
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire