Helsington

Helsington
Sizergh Castle
Helsington is located in Cumbria
Helsington
Helsington
Location within Cumbria
Population308 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD4889
Civil parish
  • Helsington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA8–LA9
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°17′56″N 2°48′04″W / 54.299°N 2.801°W / 54.299; -2.801

Helsington is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the village of Brigsteer and Sizergh Castle and Garden, a property owned by the National Trust. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 288,[2] increasing at the 2011 census to 308.[1]

Significant Roman artefacts have been discovered in the north of the parish close to the ruined fort at Watercrook, Alavana.[3]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Helsington Parish (E04002611)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Helsington Parish (16UG028)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Greenland Archaeology". Retrieved 15 March 2019.