Helperby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brafferton and Helperby, in North Yorkshire, England, about five miles west of Easingwold. Over the years it has joined onto Brafferton. Helperby has the Millennium Village Hall, a butcher's shop, a doctor's surgery and a mobile bakery and post office (open only on specific days). There are two pubs, one a restaurant with rooms, one a village inn, and a disused Methodist Chapel which is now a house. In 2008 Helperby had a new pavilion at the football and cricket pitch. There is also a war memorial, in memory of war soldiers in World War One There is also an annual beer festival held in September to raise funds for future development of a Children's play area. The film The Life and Crimes of William Palmer was filmed in the village in 1998. There is now a Children's play area, located outside the Millennium Village Hall, next to the post office. In 2022 a Wedding Event venue was opened, located in the gardens of Helperby Hall.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a total population of 1,922 at the Census 2011. Newton-by-Chester was formerly a township in the parish of Brafferton, in 1866 Helperby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2019 the parish was merged with Brafferton to form "Brafferton and Helperby". Until 1974 it was in the North Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Hambleton district.