Cemeteries · North Wales
Helsby Cemetery
Also known as: Helsby
Helsby Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Helsby · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Helsby Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.2787°, -2.7540°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Helsby is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Overlooking the Mersey estuary, it is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north east of Chester and 2.5 miles (4 km) south west of Frodsham. In the 2001 census the civil parish of Helsby had a population of 4,701. By the 2011 census this had risen to 4,972.
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Background
History
On Helsby Hill, the remains of a promontory hillfort, 1.9ha in area, have been excavated. A buried soil was found under the hillfort containing fossilised pollen dating to the late Mesolithic to early Neolithic, between 7000 and 3001 BC. Further evidence suggests a burning episode dating to the early Neolithic occupation or woodland clearance dating to 4000BC to 2351 BC. The bivallate hillfort is protected on the south and east by two parallel ramparts and an unusual type of inturned entrance 11 yards (10 m) wide. There were three phases of hillfort construction at Helsby. The first stone rampart was constructed in the middle to late Bronze Age (1250–1050 cal BC) and consisted of a bank…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2787, -2.7540
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Helsby
- Postcode
- WA6 9JY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Nearest railway station
- Helsby — 1.2 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Helsby Cemetery?
- Helsby Cemetery is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.2787°, -2.7540°. The nearest railway station is Helsby, around 1.2 km away.
- Is Helsby Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Helsby Cemetery is free.