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 and Northallerton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.391171°N 1.1399699°W / 54.391171; -1.1399699

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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 'kaupr' meaning 'pedlar' or 'chapman', 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

• Listed buildings in Bilsdale Midcable