Helbeck

Human settlement in England

Helbeck

District

Eden

Cumbria

Region

North West

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54°32′06″N 2°19′05″W / 54.535°N 2.318°W / 54.535; -2.318

Helbeck is a settlement and civil parish near the village of Brough, in the Eden district, 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]

References

^ "Hillbeck Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ "History of Hillbeck, in Eden and Westmorland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ "Relationships and changes Hillbeck CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ "Appleby Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 December 2021.