Gilling East is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, on the main B1363 road between York and Helmsley, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Oswaldkirk and 5 miles (8 km) south of Helmsley.

[2] It is named "East" to distinguish it from Gilling West near Richmond, some 32 miles (51 km) away.

[4] The village lies in the Howardian Hills just south of the North York Moors National Park and close to Ampleforth Abbey and College.

[12] There is also a miniature railway in the village operated by the Ryedale Society of Model Engineers.

The RSME railway and club house share the site of the old school, now refurbished as Gilling East Village Hall, on Pottergate, a narrow road running west from the main road alongside the Fairfax Arms.