Helperby

Helperby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brafferton and Helperby, in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, about five miles west of Easingwold.[2] Over the years it has joined onto Brafferton. On 1 April 2019 the parish was merged with Brafferton to form "Brafferton and Helperby".[3]

Helperby
Golden Lion on Main Street
Helperby is located in North Yorkshire
Helperby
Helperby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population520 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE439698
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO61
Dialling code01423
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

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.

Helperby's Millennium Hall

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.

Helperby's War Memorial

In 2022 a Wedding Event venue was opened, located on the outskirts of Helperby.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a total population of 1,922 at the Census 2011.[4]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Helperby Parish (1170216852)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231593.
  3. "The Hambleton District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Brafferton and Helperby) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Helperby 2011 Census Ward (1237325067)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

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