Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HELPERTHORPE

HELPERTHORPE, a parish in Driffield district, E. R. Yorkshire; 5¾ miles SSW of Ganton r. station, and 10 NNW of Great Driffield. Post town, Weaverthorpe, under York. Acres, 2, 620. Real property, £2, 578. Pop., 146. Houses, 24. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Luttons-Ambo, in the diocese of York. Value, £240.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. The church is ancient but good; and has a tower, and a carved stone font.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Helperthorpe AP/CP       Driffield RegD/PLU       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Helperthorpe

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