Helton, Cumbria

{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image_name = Helton Village Green - geograph.org.uk - 73021.jpg | static_image_caption = Helton Village Green | coordinates = {{coord|54.592|-2.759|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Helton | population = | population_ref = | civil_parish = [[Askham, Cumbria|Askham]] |unitary_england= [[Westmorland and Furness]] |lieutenancy_england= [[Cumbria]] | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = [[Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)|Westmorland and Lonsdale]] | post_town = PENRITH | postcode_district = CA10 | postcode_area = CA | dial_code = 01931 | os_grid_reference = NY509221 | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Eden | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Eden District|Eden]], [[Cumbria]] | label_position = left }}

'''Helton''' is a village in the [[Westmorland and Furness]] district, in the [[English county]] of [[Cumbria]]. It is about a mile south of the village of [[Askham, Cumbria|Askham]]. Circa 1870, it had a population of 180 as recorded in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]].<ref>{{cite web|url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25379|title=History of Helton, in Eden and Westmorland|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=25 November 2018}}</ref> The village is situated on a steep slope running down from the limestone fells to the flood plain of the River Lowther. Helton is on Wideworth Farm Road, which forms part of the road north to Penrith, and south towards Bampton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/helton-cumbria/|title=Helton, Cumbria {{!}} Co-Curate|website=co-curate.ncl.ac.uk|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> A Wesleyan chapel was built in Helton in c.1857 and is a Grade II listed building,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1326820|title=HELTON METHODIST CHAPEL, Askham - 1326820 {{!}} Historic England|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> now converted for residential use . {{clr}}

==Location grid== {{NSEW|[[Askham, Cumbria|Askham]]|[[Butterwick, Cumbria|Butterwick]]|[[Whale, Cumbria|Whale]]|[[Heltondale]]|||||}}

==Notable Former Residents==

Mark Eden (Chief Engineer, Ford).

==See also== {{portal|Cumbria}} *[[Listed buildings in Askham, Cumbria]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/askham Cumbria County History Trust: Askham] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

[[Category:Villages in Cumbria]] [[Category:Askham, Cumbria]]