Gate Helmsley

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Gate Helmsley
Location within North Yorkshire
Population325 (Including Upper Helmsley. 2011)
OS grid reference SE693076
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO41
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Ambulance Yorkshire
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53°59′23″N0°56′40″W / 53.98960°N 0.94445°W / 53.98960; -0.94445

Gate Helmsley is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about seven miles east of York. The village lies on the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hamelsec in the Bulford hundred and as a possession of the Archbishop of York. [1]

Gate Helmsley was served by Holtby railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1939. [2]

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. [3]

From 1974 to 2023 the village was part of the Ryedale district.

Geography

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 204. [4] 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. [5] By the time of the 2011 census the population had increased to 325. [6]

The nearest settlements are Upper Helmsley 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the north; Warthill 1.1 miles (1.8 km) to the west; Low Catton 1.1 miles (1.8 km) to the south-east and Stamford Bridge 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the east. [7] 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. [4] The village has an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) at its highest point. The soil is sandy on top of beds of Keuper Marls and Bunter Sandstone. [8]

Religion

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St Mary's Church, Gate Helmsley

St Mary's Church, Gate Helmsley is a Grade II* Listed Building. [4] [9] The small Wesleyan Chapel next to St Mary's Church still stands. [4]

Notable buildings

In addition to the Church of St Mary, there are six other Grade II Listed buildings including the local public house. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Gate Helmsley in the Domesday Book
  2. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 101, 122. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  3. ↑ "Find a councillor". North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 705. ISBN   1-86150-299-0.
  5. ↑ "2001 UK Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "OpenData support | OS Tools & Support".
  8. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gate Helmsley Parish (1170217242)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1149613)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Listed Buildings" . Retrieved 24 December 2012.

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