- Helmsley
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Helmsley
latitude= 54.1446
longitude= -1.0340
population = 1,570
shire_district=Ryedale
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
shire_county =North Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= Ryedale
post_town= YORK
postcode_district = YO62
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01439
os_grid_reference= SE612838
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static_image_caption=Aerial photo of HelmsleyHelmsley is a market town in the
Ryedale district ofNorth Yorkshire ,England It is situated on the River Rye. It lies on theA170 road , fourteen miles east ofThirsk across the notoriously steepSutton Bank , which ascends theHambleton Hills approximately midway between the two towns; it is also thirteen miles west of Pickering. TheCleveland Way leads out of the town past Helmsley Walled Garden into theNorth York Moors National Park. Towering over the town is its castle and other buildings.The town is associated with the Earls of Feversham whose ancestral home
Duncombe Park was built overlooking the castle. A statue ofWilliam Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham stands in the town's square.Other nearby places of interest include
Rievaulx Abbey andHelmsley Arts Centre , the home of the1812 Theatre Company .The Helmsley area was badly affected by flash flooding on the night of
19 June 2005 .The village is a popular meeting place for motorcyclists as it is at the end of the B1257 road from Stokesley, which is a favourite with local bikers.
ee also
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Helmsley Castle External links
* [http://www.northyorks.com/helmsley.htm Helmsley Guide]
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