Chop Gate

Chop Gate (/ˌtʃɒp ˈjæt/ CHOP YAT)^[1] is a small village in the North York Moors national park, North Yorkshire, England.^[2][3] 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]

Chop Gate
Chop Gate Methodist Church
Chop Gate Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE 5594 9986
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Middlesbrough
Postcode district	TS9
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Richmond
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°23′28″N 1°08′24″W / 54.391171°N 1.1399699°W / 54.391171; -1.1399699

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.^[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Bilsdale Midcable

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. 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.