▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁as ▁Ham else c ▁in ▁the ▁Bul ford ▁hundred ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁York . ▁ ▁Gate ▁Hel ms ley ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁Hol t by ▁railway ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁York ▁to ▁B ever ley ▁Line ▁between ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁Th ir sk ▁and ▁Mal ton ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁constitu ency . ▁It ▁also ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁H ov ingham ▁& ▁Sher iff ▁H utton ▁elect oral ▁w ard ▁of ▁North ▁York shire ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Ry ed ale ▁South ▁West ▁w ard ▁of ▁Ry ed ale ▁District ▁Council . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁UK ▁Census ▁recorded ▁the ▁population ▁as ▁ 2 0 4 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁UK ▁Census ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 9 1 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 0 7 ▁were ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen ▁and ▁of ▁those , ▁ 1 2 7 ▁were ▁in ▁employ ment . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 0 4 ▁dwell ings , ▁of ▁which ▁ 5 4 ▁were ▁det ached . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 3 2 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁nearest ▁settlement s ▁are ▁Upper ▁Hel ms ley ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north ; ▁War th ill ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west ; ▁Low