{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image_name = St Peter's Church - geograph.org.uk - 285168.jpg | static_image_caption = St Peter's Church, Upper Helmsley | coordinates = {{coord|54.00414|-0.94106|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Upper Helmsley | population = | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton | post_town = YORK | postcode_district = YO41 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE695056 }}
'''Upper Helmsley''' is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about seven miles east of York. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Gate Helmsley.
==History== The name Helmsley derives from the Old English ''Hemelesēg'' meaning 'Hemele's island'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20NR/Upper%20Helmsley|title=Upper Helmsley |website=Key to English Place-Names |publisher=The Institute for Name-Studies |access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref>
The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Hamelsec'' in the ''Bulford'' hundred and as a possession of ''Ligulf''. After the Norman invasion the land was granted to Count Robert of Mortain who made Nigel Fossard the local lord of the manor.<ref>{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE6957|name=upper-helmsley|display=Upper Helmsley}}</ref>
==Governance== The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
==Geography== The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 71.<ref name="Bulmers">{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |page=710|date=2002|orig-date=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}}</ref>
The nearest settlements are Gate Helmsley {{convert|0.9|mi}} to the south; Warthill {{convert|1.63|mi}} to the south west; Sand Hutton {{convert|1|mi}} to the north and Stamford Bridge {{convert|1.5|mi}} to the south east.<ref name="Survey">{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support | OS Tools & Support }}</ref>
==Religion== There is a church in the village dedicated to ''St Peter'', rebuilt in 1888.<ref name="Bulmers"/>
==See also== *Listed buildings in Upper Helmsley {{clear}}
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire