Helperby
| Helperby | |
|---|---|
 Golden Lion on Main Street | |
.svg?lang=en)  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 | |
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 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 the play area near to the Cricket Club.
As of March 2025, the Golden Lion Inn, located in Helperby, is looking for people to fund the re-opening of the pub, by turning it into a community asset. The pub originally closed in September 2024 following the death of the landlord. This initiative is being led by a small community group, overseen by the Brafferton and Helperby Parish Council. The community group will have 6 months to source funds to buy the pub, before it will be re-listed to external buyers.
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 part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The Brafferton and Helperby Parish Council oversees the local governance of the area. As of April 2025, they meet once a month to discuss local matters.
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.
- ^ "The Hambleton District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Brafferton and Helperby) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links
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Media related to Helperby at Wikimedia Commons