Chop Gate (/ˌɒp 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 is located in North Yorkshire
Chop Gate
Chop Gate
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE 5594 9986
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Ceremonial county
Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMiddlesbrough
Postcode districtTS9
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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]

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  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.