GENUKI: Helperthorpe

The Ancient Parish of HELPERTHORPE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HELPERTHORPE, a parish in the wapentake of Buckrose; 9 miles NW. of Driffield. Here is a chapel of the Established church (see Churches for photograph), dedicated to St. Peter, of which the dean and chapter of York are the patrons; and the Rev. Richard Forrest, the vicar. Pop. 157."

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 85 gravestones and plaques at Helperthorpe with linked surname index.

Churches

Here are 2 photographs of the Parish Church:
- St. Peter's Church, Helperthorpe (view 1).
- St. Peter's Church, Helperthorpe (view 2).
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
  - The East Window
  - The font

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Helperthorpe in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Helperthorpe.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Post Office Directory of the, East and North Ridings, 1857
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Scarborough Gazette of 1905,

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The Roll of Honour in St. Peter's Church, Helperthorpe.
The 1914-1918 War Memorial in the middle of the village.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SE961685) Cross Thorns Barn
- (SE938716) High Barn
- (SE966672) Little Pasture (farm)
- (SE964690) The Slack

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- East Yorkshire FHS
- The City of York and District FHS

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