Gate Helmsley
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.98960|-0.94445|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Gate Helmsley
| static_image_name = The Duke of York - geograph.org.uk - 242009.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Duke of York, Gate Helmsley
| population = 325
| population_ref = (Including Upper Helmsley. 2011)
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton
| post_town = YORK
| postcode_district = YO41
| postcode_area = YO
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SE693076
}}
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.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hamelsec in the Bulford hundred and as a possession of the Archbishop of York.{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE6955|name=gate-helmsley|display=Gate Helmsley}}
Gate Helmsley was served by Holtby railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1939.{{Butt-Stations|pages=101, 122}}
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.{{cite web |title=Find a councillor |url=https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx?XXR=0&AC=WARD&WID=13325 |website=North Yorkshire Council |access-date=4 June 2023}}
From 1974 to 2023 the village was part of the Ryedale district.
Geography
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 204.{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |page=705|year=2002|origyear=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=798100&c=gate+helmsley&d=16&g=476609&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1356350321402&enc=1&domainId=15|title=2001 UK Census|accessdate=23 December 2012|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110354/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=798100&c=gate+helmsley&d=16&g=476609&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1356350321402&enc=1&domainId=15|url-status=dead}} By the time of the 2011 census the population had increased to 325.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123680&c=YO41+1AH&d=16&e=62&g=6455084&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1439387553985&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=12 August 2015|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305081022/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123680&c=YO41+1AH&d=16&e=62&g=6455084&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1439387553985&enc=1|url-status=dead}}
The nearest settlements are Upper Helmsley {{convert|0.9|mi}} to the north; Warthill {{convert|1.1|mi}} to the west; Low Catton {{convert|1.1|mi}} to the south-east and Stamford Bridge {{convert|1.3|mi}} to the east.{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support | OS Tools & Support }} 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 {{convert|100|ft}} at its highest point. The soil is sandy on top of beds of Keuper Marls and Bunter Sandstone.{{NOMIS2011|id=1170217242|title=Gate Helmsley Parish|accessdate=17 March 2018}}
Religion
File:Gate Helmsley, St Mary's Church - geograph.org.uk - 231141.jpg
St Mary's Church, Gate Helmsley is a Grade II* Listed Building.{{NHLE|num=1149613|desc=Church of St Mary|accessdate=19 October 2023}} The small Wesleyan Chapel next to St Mary's Church still stands.
Notable buildings
{{main|Listed buildings in Gate Helmsley}}
In addition to the Church of St Mary, there are six other Grade II Listed buildings including the local public house.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/north+yorkshire/gate+helmsley|title=Listed Buildings|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
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References
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