Upper Helmsley

Upper Helmsley
St Peter's Church, Upper Helmsley
Upper Helmsley Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE695056
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO41
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°00′15″N0°56′28″W / 54.00414°N 0.94106°W / 54.00414; -0.94106

Upper Helmsley is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about seven miles east of York. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Gate Helmsley.

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hamelsec in the Bulford hundred and as a possession of Ligulf. After the Norman invasion the land was granted to Count Robert of Mortain who made Nigel Fossard the local lord of the manor. ^[1]

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Geography

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 71. ^[2]

The nearest settlements are Gate Helmsley 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the south; Warthill 1.63 miles (2.62 km) to the south west; Sand Hutton 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north and Stamford Bridge 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south east. ^[3]

Religion

There is a church in the village dedicated to St Peter, rebuilt in 1888. ^[2]

References

1. Upper Helmsley in the Domesday Book
2. Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 2002 [1890]. p. 710. ISBN   1-86150-299-0.
3. "OpenData support | OS Tools & Support".

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