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Helmsley
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Also known as Helmsley, North Yorkshire

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.

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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Population
1515
Image
Rj helmsley.JPG
Dialing code
01439
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postal code
YO62
Commons category
Helmsley
OS grid reference
SE617838
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12 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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