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 Location within North Yorkshire
Population	520 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE439698
Civil parish	Brafferton and Helperby
District	Hambleton
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
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	Thirsk and Malton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.122200°N 1.328400°W / 54.122200; -1.328400

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 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

External links

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