Helbeck
{{Short description|Civil parish in Cumbria, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Helbeck Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1086526.jpg
| static_image_caption = Helbeck Hall
| coordinates = {{coord|54.535|-2.318|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Helbeck
| population = 19
| population_ref = (2001)
| civil_parish = Helbeck
|unitary_england= Westmorland and Furness
|lieutenancy_england= Cumbria
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale
| post_town = KIRKBY STEPHEN
| postcode_district = CA17
| postcode_area = CA
| dial_code = 01768
| os_grid_reference = NY7911
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Eden
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Eden, Cumbria
| label_position =
}}
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'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Westmorland/Hillbeck|title=Hillbeck Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=31 December 2021}} Hillbeck was formerly a township in the parish of Brough,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5849|title=History of Hillbeck, in Eden and Westmorland|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 December 2021}} in 1866 Hillbeck became a civil parish in its own right.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10208634|title=Relationships and changes Hillbeck CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 December 2021}} On 18 June 1974 the parish was renamed from "Hillbeck" to "Helbeck".{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/appleby.html|title=Appleby Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 December 2021}}
See also
{{portal|Cumbria}}
References
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- Philip's Street Atlas Cumbria (page 105, 2008 edition)
External links
- [http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/helbeck Cumbria County History Trust: Helbeck] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria
Category:Westmorland and Furness
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