East Lutton
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Helperthorpe
Helperthorpe is a peaceful village of about 40 houses and 6 farms. On either side are rolling hills planted with crops or as pasture for sheep.
The Church of St Peter stands above the village. The original wooden church was pulled down in 1872 and replaced in 1875. The church and vicarage were designed by the famous architect G.E.Street and paid for by Sir Tatton Sykes, Baronet and Lord of the manor. The church has an oak-panelled roof, which is richly painted in red, blue and gold. This was restored in1998.
A settlement has been on this site before records began, and the village is on the course of the Gypsey Race (stream). Village life is much quieter now than it was in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Village Pub last opened its doors around 1940. The Methodist Chapel (last used in 1968) was demolished in 1997. And in 2000 the village lost its resident vicar.
The village is notable for the long green, which runs along the south side of the main road, which traverses the village east to west. On the green are a number of large Chestnut and Beech trees planted in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V.
Weaverthorpe
Weaverthorpe sits in the bottom of the Gypsey Race Valley which flows gently alongside the main street. The tiny Village sits along side a quiet country unclassified road between the B1253 and the B1249. Although the Village is tiny there are two public houses, The Blue Bell Country Hotel and Public House and The Star Country Inn and Restaurant. There is a Post Office and The Wolds Stores which provide for the small number of houses and residents that there are.
St Andrew’s Church sits up on the hillside looking down on the Village below. It is a stone built building with a Norman Tower and a very unusual round staircase which protrudes on the exterior of the tower. Over the south doorway is a sun dial placed there in memory of Herbert of Winchester who built the Church in the 12th Century.Outside the Church is a memorial seat. The Weaverthorpe Church of England school also sits on the hillside presiding over the Village below.
West Lutton
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A useful website giving more information about our area is can be accessed through this link. http://www.ryedale.co.uk/ryedale/villages/lutton/lutton.html
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