Upper Helmsley

Upper Helmsley is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about seven miles east of York.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.[1] The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency.It also lies within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral ward of North Yorkshire Council and the Ryedale South West ward of Ryedale District Council.
North YorkshireOS grid referenceUnitary authorityCeremonial countyRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtPoliceAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentThirsk and Maltoncivil parishGate HelmsleyDomesday BookNorman invasionCount Robert of MortainNigel FossardHovinghamSheriff HuttonWarthillSand HuttonStamford Bridge