Brafferton and Helperby
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| Brafferton and Helperby | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
 Land at Brafferton and Helperby | |
.svg)  Brafferton and Helperby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 831 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE438699 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Brafferton and Helperby is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Up until 2019, both Brafferton and Helperby were in their own civil parishes, but a vote, and then later an order was convened, to amalgamate the two into one parish covering both villages.
The ancient (ecclesiastical) parish of Brafferton, also included Helperby within the parish domain.[1] When civil parishes were introduced, the two villages were separated out, but are a contiguous settlement with Brafferton at the north end, and Helperby at the south end.[2][3] On 1 April 2019, the two parishes were combined into one civil parish – Brafferton and Helperby, with seven elected council members.[4] Previous to this, each council had five members.[5]
Local authority
Historically, the ecclesiastical parish of Brafferton included Helperby and Thornton Bridge, where Helperby was described as a township.[6] Both previous civil parishes were instituted in 1894, both fulfilling the requirements of the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), which stipulated anywhere with 200 or more voters, could have a parish council.[5] In 1999, the two separate civil parishes of Brafferton and Helperby pooled their money and resources to build a new village hall, which is situated in Helperby next to the war memorial.[7]
At the 2011 Census, Brafferton had a population of 311[8] and Helperby had 520.[9] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated that the two villages had a population of 820 people – 300 in Brafferton and 520 in Helperby.[10]
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
