Helmsley

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Helmsley

Coordinates: 54.2465° N 1.0599° W

Helmsley (United Kingdom)
Helmsley
Population 1,570
OS grid reference SE612838
District Ryedale
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO62
Dial code 01439
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament Ryedale
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Helmsley Castle
Helmsley Castle

Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England 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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