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]

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]

Chop Gate's name probably comes from the Old Norse word 'koppr' meaning 'hill' and 'gata' which means 'road'.[6]

Religion

St Hilda's Anglican Church

St Hilda's Anglican church, in Chop Gate, which opened in 1853, is between the hamlets of Urra and Seave Green. 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 dates from 1858, according to the sign over the door, but was converted to residential apartments, in 2016.[7]

See also

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.
  6. ^ Town and Village Guide: Chop Gate [1]
  7. ^ F Hithich: Wordpress - Chop Gate [2]
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_Gate
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