English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Upper Helmsley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Gate Helmsley

Historical Forms

  • Hamelsec(h) 1086 DB
  • Over in 1301 LS

Etymology

Other forms follow those of Gate Helmsley. First distinguished as Over in 1301 LS. Over , as usual, is later replaced by Upper .

Upper Helmsley stands on higher ground than Gate Helmsley.v. ufera .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement