Helton, Cumbria

Helton
Helton Village Green
Helton Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Helton Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY509221
Civil parish	Askham
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01931
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°35′31″N2°45′32″W / 54.592°N 2.759°W / 54.592; -2.759

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. Circa 1870, it had a population of 180 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. ^[1] 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. ^[2] A Wesleyan chapel was built in Helton in c.1857 and is a Grade II listed building, ^[3] now converted for residential use .

Notable Former Residents

Mark Eden (Chief Engineer, Ford).

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Askham, Cumbria

References

1. "History of Helton, in Eden and Westmorland". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. "Helton, Cumbria | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
3. "HELTON METHODIST CHAPEL, Askham - 1326820 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Askham (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)