Brafferton and Helperby is a civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. Up until 2019, both Brafferton and Helperby were in their own civil parishes, but a vote, and then later an order was convened, to amalgamate the two into one parish covering both villages.
| Brafferton and Helperby | |
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| Civil parish | |
 Land at Brafferton and Helperby | |
.svg)  Brafferton and Helperby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 831 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE438699 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
History
editThe ancient (ecclesiastical) parish of Brafferton, also included Helperby within the parish domain.[1] When civil parishes were introduced, the two villages were separated out, but are a contiguous settlement with Brafferton at the north end, and Helperby at the south end.[2][3] On 1 April 2019, the two parishes were combined into one civil parish – Brafferton and Helperby, with seven elected council members.[4] Previous to this, each council had five members.[5]
Local authority
editHistorically, the ecclesiastical parish of Brafferton included Helperby and Thornton Bridge, where Helperby was described as a township.[6] Both previous civil parishes were instituted in 1894, both fulfilling the requirements of a local government act of 1889, which stipulated anywhere with 200 or more voters, could have a parish council.[5] In 1999, the two separate civil parishes of Brafferton and Helperby pooled their money and resources to build a new village hall, which is situated in Helperby next to the war memorial.[7]
At the 2011 Census, Brafferton had a population of 311[8] and Helperby had 520.[9] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated that the two villages had a population of 820 people – 300 in Brafferton and 520 in Helperby.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Genuki: Brafferton, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Brafferton North Riding". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Parishes: Brafferton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Blow, John (5 November 2020). "Representing parishoners". The Yorkshire Post. p. 3. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ a b Bottomley, F David (2000). Brafferton & Helperby : a millenium miscellany. Brafferton: Brafferton Parish Council. p. 152. ISBN 0-9539109-0-3.
- ^ Whellan, T (1859). History and topography of the city of York; and the North Riding of Yorkshire. Beverley: John Green. p. 575. OCLC 6480776.
- ^ "Brafferton and Helperby Parish Council". braffertonhelperbypc.org.uk. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Brafferton Parish (E04007144)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Helperby Parish (E04007188)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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