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Helmsley

Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of , with a population of 1348 in 2021. The main attraction in town is Helmsley Castle, while Rievaulx Abbey is 3 miles west; the surround the town.
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  • Type: Town with 1,570 residents
  • Description: town in North Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “Helmsley, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helmsley Castle and Church of All Saints, Helmsley.

Castle
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval castle situated in the market town of Helmsley, within the North York Moors National Park, , .

Church
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The Church of All Saints is an Anglican serving the town of Helmsley in , England. It is located between the north-west corner of the market square, and Castlegate, on the B1257 road north of .

Church
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a Catholic church in Helmsley, a town in , in England. The church was founded by Austin Bateman as a daughter church of Ampleforth Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sproxton and Pockley.

Village
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England. It is 1.2 miles south of Helmsley and on the junction between the A170 road and the B1257 road on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in , England. It is about 1 mile north-east of Helmsley turning north from the A170 road. Its short, winding lane passes six thatched cottages in a quarter mile before turning back toward the A170 and its junction at and . is situated 2 miles northeast of Helmsley.

Village
is a small village and civil parish in Rye Dale within the North York Moors National Park near Helmsley in , England and is located in what was the inner court of , close to the . is situated 2½ miles west of Helmsley.

Helmsley

Latitude
54.2462° or 54° 14′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.0613° or 1° 3′ 41″ west
Population
1,570
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB EML
Open location code
9C6W6WWQ+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29072084
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2647149
Wiki­data ID
Q2073801
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Helmsley” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Helmsley”
  • Basque: “Helmsley”
  • Cebuano: “Helmsley”
  • Chinese: “漢姆斯利”
  • Chinese: “赫尔姆斯利”
  • Chinese: “赫爾姆斯利”
  • Dutch: “Helmsley”
  • French: “Helmsley”
  • German: “Helmsley”
  • Irish: “Helmsley”
  • Italian: “Helmsley”
  • Japanese: “ヘルムズリー”
  • Ladin: “Helmsley”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Helmsley”
  • Persian: “هلمسلی”
  • Polish: “Helmsley”
  • Romanian: “Helmsley”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هلمسلی”
  • Spanish: “Helmsley”
  • Swedish: “Helmsley”
  • Turkish: “Helmsley”
  • Volapük: “Helmsley”
  • Welsh: “Helmsley”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Helmsley”. Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.