Hellifield
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Hellifield is a village and
History
In the
In medieval times it seems that the area between Hellifield and
Hellifield was historically a township in the ancient parish of Long Preston in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[4] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[5]
In the mid-19th century, the village was nothing more than a hamlet. The local workforce mainly concentrated within agriculture and associated trades.
Cotton weaving did take place in the village and several weaving sheds were constructed in the area.
During the 19th century, the railway revolution reached the village, which dramatically changed the growth and population changes of the small hamlet. The original railway station was located on Haw Lane, but in 1880 a new station replaced the old one.[6] This coincided with the opening of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company's new line from Blackburn to Hellifield. This line and the Midland Railway's Settle to Carlisle Railway (opened 1876), turned Hellifield into a major passenger and freight interchange. Consequently, many houses and streets were built in the early 20th century to house a large railway population.
The Methodist Church in Haw Grove was opened in 1893. Part of the church, known as the Wesley Centre, now serves as a community centre.[7]
Regular passenger services to Blackburn were cut in 1962, and the Motive Power Depot closed in 1963.[8] New houses were constructed on top of previous railway land and the auction mart.[9]
Hellifield was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire in 1974. In 2014 the small former civil parishes of Nappa and Swinden were added to the parish.[10]
Governance
Hellifield is a major part of the electoral ward called Hellifield and Long Preston. Its population at the 2011 census was 2,168.[11] From 1974 to 2023 it was in the Craven local government district, and is now in North Yorkshire unitary authority area.
Hellifield today
The
Hellifield nestles on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and is surrounded by rolling hills,
A proposal to build a 4-mile (6.5 km) bypass for the A65 around Hellifield and Long Preston has been in discussion since the end of the Second World War.[13] The project was the subject of an inquiry in 1992 – 1993 and an archaeological survey.[14] A decision to de-trunk the route in 2006 means that if the bypass were to go ahead, it would have to be funded by the county council.[13]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Speight, Harry (1892). The Craven and North West Yorkshire Highlands. London: Elliott Stock. p. 360. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Hellifield". Yorkshire Dales. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Genuki. Parish of Long Preston
- ^ Vision of Britain website
- ^ "Hellifield station in the Yorkshire Dales gets a makeover". Network Rail. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Settle Methodist Circuit, Welcome to Hellifield Chapel and Wesley Centre, accessed 28 September 2019
- ^ "It's full steam ahead as the glory days of railways are remembered". Craven Herald. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Hellifield Draft Parish Profile". Craven District Council. 2012. p. 6. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "The Craven District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Rare sightings at Hellifield Flash". Dalesman. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b Mason, Viv (17 November 2006). "End of the road for A65 bypass". Craven Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- doi:10.5284/1010880.
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