Helbeck

Helbeck
Helbeck Hall
Helbeck
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Helbeck
Location within Cumbria
Population19 (2001)
OS grid referenceNY7911
Civil parish
  • Helbeck
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode districtCA17
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Helbeck is a settlement and civil parish near the village of Brough, in Westmorland and Furness, in the county of Cumbria, England. There is a wood called Helbeck Wood nearby. In 2001 the parish had a population of 19, the population taken at the 2011 Census was only minimal and is included in the parish of Brough.

History

The name "Hillbeck" means 'Cave stream'.[1] Hillbeck was formerly a township in the parish of Brough,[2] in 1866 Hillbeck became a civil parish in its own right.[3] On 18 June 1974 the parish was renamed from "Hillbeck" to "Helbeck".[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hillbeck Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "History of Hillbeck, in Eden and Westmorland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Hillbeck CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Appleby Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  • Philip's Street Atlas Cumbria (page 105, 2008 edition)