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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upper Helmsley like this:
HELMSLEY (Upper), a parish in the district of York and N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Derwent, 1½ mile NE of Helmsley-Gate r. station, and 7½ NE by E of York. Post town, Stamford-Bridge, under York. Acres, 850. Real property, £529. Pop., 78. Houses, 11. The manor, with Helmsley Lodge, belongs to J. Field, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £116.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is a brick edifice of 1795, with a tower.
Upper Helmsley is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upper Helmsley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upper Helmsley, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12883
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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