Hellifield is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire (grid reference SD855565). The A65 is a major Road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The village once was an important railway junction on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between the Midland Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, but Hellifield railway station is now a shadow of its former glory. A junction, in the context of Rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge History The S&C had its origins in railway politics the expansion-minded Midland Railway company was locked in dispute with the rival London and North Western Railway The Midland Railway (MR was a Railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. Hellifield railway station serves the village of Hellifield in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A65, between Skipton and Settle. The A65 is a major Road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a Civil parish and historic Market town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, Settle is a small Market town within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Hellifield currently has a population of 1,060 residents.
History and information
In the Domesday Book, Hellifield is mentioned as Helgeflet; meaning 'Holy Marsh or Stream', translated from Saxon, the village also could have been dedicated to the Saxon Goddess 'Hel'. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. There is also the possibility that the name derives from the Norse 'The Farm of Helgi'. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The village name changed over the years; in the 12th century, Hellifield was referred to as "Nether Hellifield" and in the 17th and 18th centuries the village was named "Hellifield Pele" and slightly later "Hellifield Cochins". The modern spelling of Hellifield appears in the mid-19th century, on maps and drawings.
In medieval times it seems that the area between Hellifield and Long Preston was hunted by wolves, so men were employed to guide travellers between the two settlements. Long Preston is a village situated in Craven, North Yorkshire, England, in the Yorkshire Dales. Livestock suffered until the extinction of the grey wolf. The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora
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. This coincided with the opening of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company's new line from Blackburn to Hellifield. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. Blackburn ( is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley This line and the Midland Railway's Settle to Carlisle Railway (opened 1876), turned Hellifield into a major passenger and freight interchange. Settle is a small Market town within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Consequently many houses and streets were built in the early 20th century to house a large railway population.
Regular passenger services to Blackburn were cut in 1962, and the Motive Power Depot closed in 1963. New houses were constructed on top of previous railway land and the auction mart.
Currently there are plans for further housing on greenfield sites around the village, which will see a large increase in the village population. Currently 200 houses are being built on the old auction mart site.
Hellifield is infamous among people from other villages for its over-the-top Christmas decorations that villagers adorn their houses with over the festive period. It has been said that the light which comes of these council houses is so powerful that it can actually be seen from space.
External links
- Hellifield Homepage
- Hellifield Community Primary School Website
- Craven District Website
- yoursettle.co.uk
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