Helperby

{{Short description|Village and former civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| official_name = Helperby

| coordinates = {{coord|54|07|23|N|1|19|46|W|display=inline,title}}

| population = 520

| population_ref = (2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=1170216852|title=Helperby Parish |accessdate=26 April 2018}}

| civil_parish = Brafferton and Helperby

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton

| post_town = YORK

| postcode_district = YO61

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code = 01423

| os_grid_reference = SE439698

| static_image_name = Golden Lion, Helperby.jpg

| static_image_width =

| static_image_caption = Golden Lion on Main Street

}}

Helperby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brafferton and Helperby, in North Yorkshire, England, about five miles west of Easingwold.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn)|ISBN= 9780319231593 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2013}} Over the years it has joined onto Brafferton.

Helperby has the Millennium Village Hall, a butcher's shop, a doctor's surgery and a mobile bakery and post office (open only on specific days). There are two pubs, one a restaurant with rooms, one a village inn, and a disused Methodist Chapel which is now a house. In 2008 Helperby had a new pavilion at the football and cricket pitch. There is also a war memorial, in memory of war soldiers in World War One

There is also an annual beer festival held in September to raise funds for future development of the play area near to the Cricket Club.

As of March 2025, the Golden Lion Inn, located in Helperby, is looking for people to fund the re-opening of the pub, by turning it into a community asset. The pub originally closed in September 2024 following the death of the landlord. This initiative is being led by a small community group, overseen by the Brafferton and Helperby Parish Council. The community group will have 6 months to source funds to buy the pub, before it will be re-listed to external buyers.

[[Image:Millennium Hall, Helperby, North Yorkshire.jpg|thumb|left|Helperby's Millennium Hall

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The film The Life and Crimes of William Palmer was filmed in the village in 1998.

There is now a Children's play area, located outside the Millennium Village Hall, next to the post office.

File:War Memorial, Helperby - geograph.org.uk - 2141841.jpg

In 2022 a Wedding Event venue was opened, located in the gardens of Helperby Hall.