Helmsley
Sign in to saveHelmsley is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is located at the point where Ryedale leaves the moorland and joins the flat Vale of Pickering.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Helmsley
- UK place.type
- town
- UK place.population
- 1,515
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Yorkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- North Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Thirsk and Malton
- UK place.post_town
- YORK
- UK place.postcode_district
- YO62
- UK place.postcode_area
- YO
- UK place.dial_code
- 01439
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE617838
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 195
- UK place.london_direction
- S
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Conservation area
- Geography
- Governance
- Population
- Economy and education
- Culture, media and sport
- Helmsley Archive
- Religion
- See also
- References
- External links
Helmsley is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is located at the point where Ryedale leaves the moorland and joins the flat Vale of Pickering.
Helmsley is situated on the River Rye on the A170 road, east of Thirsk, west of Pickering and some due north of York. The southern boundary of the North York Moors National Park passes through Helmsley along the A170 road so that the western part of the town is within the National Park.