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The Ancient Parish of HELMSLEY
[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HELMSLEY, (or HELMSLEY UPON THE BLACK MOOR), a parish in the wapentake of Rydale, 6 miles from Kirkbymoorside, 16 from Malton, and 23 from York; formerly a place noted for stately Elms, in the midst of which the Druids on the hill, still bearing their name, performed their mystic rites. Market, Saturday. Fairs, May 19, July 16, Oct. 1 and 2, Nov. 5 mid 6, for horned cattle, sheep, linen and woollen cloth, &c.; if the fairs for horned cattle fall on a Monday, the sheep fairs will he held on the Saturday preceding. Principal Inn, Black Swan." (There is further information for Helmsley).Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.
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[Description(s) edited mainly from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson. ©2010]
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- The following census material has been transcribed by Haydn Scott:
- Helmsley in 1823, (in Acrobat format). The first record to list every man, woman and child living in the township of Helmsley was the Population Census of 1841, but 18 years earlier Tukes and Ayer surveyed the town and produced a numbered map showing every property. They also prepared a detailed list of 274 tenancies
- A transcription of the 1841 census for Bilsdale. This file is in pdf (Acrobat) format.
- The 1851 census for Helmsley.
- The 1871 census for Rievaulx.
- The 1881 census for Rievaulx.
- The 1881 census for Laskill hamlet.
- The 1851 census for Rievaulx.
- The Margaret Dixon bequest in All Saints Church, Helmsley.
- The Sarah Dixon bequest in All Saints Church, Helmsley.
- The further bequests in All Saints Church, Helmsley.
- The John Wats bequest in All Saints Church, Helmsley.
- Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Helmsley. (The Church's website is here.)
- Internal view looking down the aisle
- The side chapel
- The East window
- The font
- The Methodist Church, Helmsley.
- St. Saviour's Church, Harome. (The Church's website is here.)
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The font
- Harome Methodist Church, Harome.
- St. John's Church, Bilsdale Midcable (view 1).
- Internal view looking down the nave
- St. John's Church, Bilsdale Midcable (view 2).
- St. Hilda's Church, Bilsdale Priory, Chop Gate (view 1).
- St. Hilda's Church, Bilsdale Priory (view 2).
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The Methodist Church, Chop Gate.
- The ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, Rievaulx.
- St. Mary's Church, Rievaulx - view 1. (The Church's website is here.)
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The font
- St. Mary's Church, Rievaulx - view 2.
- The Methodist Church, Rievaulx. (The Church's website is here.)
- St. Chad's Church, Sproxton (view 1). (The Church's website is here.)
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The font
- St. Chad's Church, Sproxton (view 2).
- St. Aidan's Church, Carlton.
- The Church of St. John the Baptist, Pockley. (The Church's website is here.)
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, East Moors, view 1. (The Church's website is here.)
- Internal view looking down the aisle
- The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Eastmoors, view 2.
- All Saints' Church, Helmsley. (The Church's website is here.)
- Here is a photograph of a Huntsman's headstone in the garden of the Sun Inn, south of Chop Gate.
- The parish of Helmsley has its own website.
- Transcript of the entry for Helmsley in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Transcript of the entry for Bilsdale in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Transcript of the entry for Harome in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Haydn Scott has transcribed the following:
- The Rievaulx baptisms for 1560-1966.
- The Rievaulx marriages for 1575-1896.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Bilsdale.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Harome.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Helmsley.
- The List of Incumbents in All Saints Church, Helmsley.
- 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 Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
- 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.
- There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
- There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
- 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 Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Helmsley to another place.
- Between 1823 and 1890 (probably around 1851) the township of Bilsdale Midcable (in this parish) became a parish in its own right. See Bilsdale Midcable Parish.
- In 1863 the township of Harome (in this parish) became a parish in its own right. See Harome Parish.
- In 1846, W. Monkhouse published a book "A Brief Historical and Descriptive Account of Rievaulx Abbey". It is available here as a pdf document.
- The list of Families who held tenancies in Bilsdale around 1851.
- The list of tenancies in held by the Garbutt family in Bilsdale 1538 to 1844.
- For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
- An 1823 map of Helmsley showing the field numbers (if you can read them).
- 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.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SE613838 (Lat/Lon: 54.246226, -1.060784), Helmsley which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- The World War I Roll of Honour in St. Mary's Church, Rievaulx.
- The War Memorial at Chop Gate.
- The 1914-1918 and 1939-45 War Memorial in the churchyard at Helmsley.
- The 1939-1945 12th Dragoons Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church, Helmsley.
- The World War I memorial plaque in the church at Fangdale.
- Helmsley Archaeological and Historical Society
- This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies: