Gayles is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.

[1] This small village consists of 80 households,[2] with a total population (including Kirby Hill) of 180 according to the 2011 UK census.

On 19 December 1951 the Gayles Hall (grid reference NZ1221207138) was registered as a grade II British listed building with the Richmondshire District Council having local authority.

The village is situated on the Barnard Castle and Richmond road, and is distant about eight miles from the former place, and five from the latter.

Gayles Hall was long the seat of a branch of the Wycliffe family, but is now occupied by a farmer.

[9] Gayles is approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of the A66 major road which runs from east of Middlesbrough to Workington in Cumbria.

[3] Gayles has one minor road running straight through the centre of the village, the Slip Inn Bank.

[18] Human, health and social work activities and agriculture are the two main industries in Gayles dominating 27.9 per cent of occupational share.

[26] With 99 per cent of the population of Gayles 16 and over in these households speaking English or Welsh as their main language.