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'.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Hillbeck was formerly a township in the parish of Brough,<ref>{{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}}</ref> in 1866 Hillbeck became a civil parish in its own right.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 18 June 1974 the parish was renamed from "Hillbeck" to "Helbeck".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/appleby.html|title=Appleby Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 December 2021}}</ref>

==See also== {{portal|Cumbria}} *Listed buildings in Helbeck

== References == {{Reflist}} {{commons category}} * ''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)

Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria Category:Westmorland and Furness