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Chop Gate

Chop Gate is a small village in the North York Moors national park, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village is situated 7.5 miles (12 km) south east of Stokesley and 12.5 miles (20 km) north of Helmsley. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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Chop Gate
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Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE 5594 9986
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Post townMiddlesbrough
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Chop Gate (/ˌtʃɒp ˈjæt/ CHOP YAT)1 is a small village in the North York Moors national park, North Yorkshire, England.23 Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village is situated 7.5 miles (12 km) south east of Stokesley and 12.5 miles (20 km) north of Helmsley.4 From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Chop Gate's name probably comes from the Old Norse word 'kaupr' meaning 'pedlar' or 'chapman', and 'gata' which means 'road'.5

Location

The village is at the point where the roads to Bilsdale and Raindale meet. Chop Gate is on the B1257 road between Helmsley and Stokesley.6 The annual Bilsdale agricultural show takes place during August each year at Thornhill Farm, just outside Chop Gate.7

Religion

St Hilda's Anglican Church

St Hilda's Anglican church, which opened in 1853, is located between the hamlets of Urra and Seave Green, to the north of Chop Gate.8 There has been a church in Chop Gate since 1122.

Chop Gate former Methodist Church

There is a Methodist church building in Chop Gate. The church, which was part of the church's Stokesley circuit,9 dates from 1858, according to the sign over the door. It was converted into residential apartments in 2016.10

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Moss, John (2020). History of english place names and where they came from. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-52672-284-3.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 100 Malton & Pickering (Helmsley & Easingwold) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231203.
  3. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. "Genuki: Helmsley Supplementary, Yorkshire (North Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. Wright, Peter (2005). Yorkshire placenames. Skipton: Dalesman. p. 32. ISBN 1855681900.
  6. Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 25. ISBN 9781840337532.
  7. Bilsdale Show, Directions, accessed on 6 July 2026
  8. Google Maps, accessed on 6 July 2026
  9. My Methodist History, Chop Gate, accessed on 6 July 2026
  10. F Hithich: Wordpress - Chop Gate