Helperby
Helperby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brafferton and Helperby, in North Yorkshire, England, about five miles west of Easingwold.[2] Over the years it has joined onto Brafferton.
| Helperby | |
|---|---|
Golden Lion on Main Street | |
Helperby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 520 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE439698 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO61 |
| Dialling code | 01423 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| 54°07′23″N 1°19′46″W / 54.12306°N 1.32944°W | |
Helperby has the Millennium Village Hall, a butcher's shop, a doctor's surgery and a mobile bakery and post office (open only on specific days). There are two pubs, one a restaurant with rooms, one a village inn, and a disused Methodist Chapel which is now a house. In 2008 Helperby had a new pavilion at the football and cricket pitch. There is also a war memorial, in memory of war soldiers in World War One
There is also an annual beer festival held in September to raise funds for future development of a Children's play area.
The film The Life and Crimes of William Palmer was filmed in the village in 1998.
There is now a Children's play area, located outside the Millennium Village Hall, next to the post office.
In 2022 a Wedding Event venue was opened, located in the gardens of Helperby Hall.
Governance edit
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a total population of 1,922 at the Census 2011.[3]
Newton-by-Chester was formerly a township in the parish of Brafferton,[4] in 1866 Helperby became a separate civil parish,[5] on 1 April 2019 the parish was merged with Brafferton to form "Brafferton and Helperby".[6]
Until 1974 it was in the North Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Hambleton district.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Helperby Parish (1170216852)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231593.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Helperby 2011 Census Ward (1237325067)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "History of Helperby, in Hambleton and North Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Helperby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Helperby at Wikimedia Commons