Helmsley
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| Helmsley | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 1,570 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | SE612838 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Ryedale | |
| Shire county: | North Yorkshire | |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | North Yorkshire | |
| Historic county: | North Yorkshire | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | North Yorkshire Police | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | Yorkshire | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | YORK | |
| Postal district: | YO62 | |
| Dialling code: | 01439 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Ryedale | |
| European Parliament: | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
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Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, on the River Rye. It lies on the A170 highway, fourteen miles east of Thirsk across the notoriously steep Sutton Bank, which ascends the Hambleton Hills approximately midway between the two towns; it is also thirteen miles west of Pickering. The Cleveland Way leads out of the town into the North York Moors. Towering over the town is its castle and other buildings.
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The town is associated with the Earls of Feversham whose ancestral home Duncombe Park was built overlooking the castle. A statue of William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham stands in the town's square.
Other nearby places of interest include Rievaulx Abbey and Helmsley Arts Centre, the home of the 1812 Theatre Company.
The Helmsley area was badly affected by flash flooding on the night of 19th June 2005.
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