{{Short description|Village in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=May 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|54|07|11|N|0|32|36|W|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Helperthorpe | static_image = Helperthorpe, North Yorkshire.jpg | static_image_width = 240px | static_image_caption = Looking north-east from the grounds of St Peter's Church | population = | civil_parish = Luttons | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton | post_town = MALTON | postcode_district = YO17 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE953703 }} '''Helperthorpe''' is a village in the civil parish of Luttons, in North Yorkshire, England. The village lies in the Great Wold Valley and the course of the winterbourne stream the Gypsey Race passes through it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genuki: HELPERTHORPE: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1892., Yorkshire (East Riding) |url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Helperthorpe/Helperthorpe92 |website=www.genuki.org.uk |accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref>
The village is {{convert|10|mi}} north west of Driffield and {{convert|10|mi}} east of Malton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genuki Gazetteer - Nearby Places |url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/nearby?place=ERYHelperthorpe&distance=10&unit=miles |website=www.genuki.org.uk |accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref>
In 1931 the parish had a population of 123.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10432479/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Helperthorpe AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Luttons Ambo to form "Luttons",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/driffield.html|title=Driffield Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=25 November 2023}}</ref> The population of the Luttons at the 2011 census was 411, with an estimated population of 430 in 2015.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007603|title=Luttons Parish|accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Population Estimates Parishes |url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf |website=northyorks.gov.uk |accessdate=13 May 2019 |page=15 |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604015709/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==History==
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it had five households and a church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helperthorpe {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SE9570/helperthorpe/ |website=opendomesday.org |accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref> It is one of the Thankful Villages that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.<ref>{{cite news |title=First World War 'Thankful Village' relatives sought |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/10508533.first-world-war-thankful-village-relatives-sought/ |accessdate=13 May 2019 |work=Gazette & Herald |date=26 June 2013}}</ref>
Until 1974 the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
==Parish church== <gallery widths="180px" heights="120px"> St Peters Church Helperthorpe 1 (Nigel Coates).jpg|St Peter's Church St Peters Church Helperthorpe 5 (Nigel Coates).jpg|Interior of St Peter's Church </gallery>
St Peter's Church, Helperthorpe was until the late 19th century a medieval building. In 1871–73 it was rebuilt by Sir Tatton Sykes of Sledmere.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Peters - A Church Near You |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/19020/ |website=www.achurchnearyou.com |accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref> The architect for the new building was G. E. Street who included a spire based on the English Gothic of {{circa|1300}}. There are three richly decorated roofs over the nave, chancel and ground floor of the tower (the latter being used as the baptistery). A full set of stained glass windows was supplied by Clayton & Bell but this was replaced less than 20 years later. The irreparably damaged font was buried in the floor below a new one.<ref>Goodall, John (2015). ''Parish Church Treasures''. London: Bloomsbury; p. 238</ref>
==See also== *Listed buildings in Luttons
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Helperthorpe}}
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Former civil parishes in North Yorkshire