GENUKI: Gate Helmsley

The Ancient Parish of GATE HELMSLEY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"GATE HELMSLEY, a parish in the wapentake of Bulmer, and liberty of St. Peter's; 6 miles ENE. of York. Here is a church, dedicated to St. Mary (see Churches for photograph); the living is a vicarage, of which the prebend of Osbalderick is the patron. This village is one mile from Stamford bridge, where there is a great annual fair for cattle, cloth, &c. which was formerly held here. Pop. 209."

"STAMFORD BRIDGE, in the parish of Gate-Helmsley, wapentake of Bulmer. --See the East-Riding parish of Low Catton for an account of this village."

Churches

Here is a photograph of St. Mary's Church, Gate Helmsley.
- Internal view looking down the aisle

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Gate Helmsley in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Gate Helmsley.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the White's Directory of 1840, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1890. of the North Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The War Memorial Plaque in St. Mary's Church, Gate Helmsley.

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:

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