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Myton On Swale maps

Historic maps of Myton On Swale and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Myton On Swale maps

Myton On Swale photos

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Myton On Swale area books

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Memories of Myton On Swale

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North Yorkshire memories

New Website

Here in Helperby we have hosted a great Hidden Gardens every July. And this year it will be even better.
Last year was great , the weather hot and the strawberrys were very tasty.
But we wanted to share more of Helperby with everyone. so we made a village website, for the people who live there. They can add what they want. Talk in the forums and post events in the calendar.
Please have a look, as currently we are building a gallery of photos taken by the people who live there.
www.helperby.org.uk

I Need Help

I have just moved in with my fiance at Woodland's House on Main Street in Helperby. His birthday is coming up and I was looking for a unique gift. I thought some old photos or building plans would be interesting for both of us. I know the house has been a pub, a bicycle shop, a general store, and also had a petrol pump out front. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Lisa

My Grandad

I don't have a memory, but I am researching the Lamberts' family tree and my dad Alfred Horace came from Helperby and his father was the village bobby, his name was David Lambert and he married a Mary Elizabeth Hicks, all I know is he lived in the main street in Helperby, his birth was 1851. I think he also worked in the village pub. He had quite a large family,13 or 14 children. I would love to know if anybody has any information about this family, I am his grandaughter.

Millennium Stone

Village Green c1965
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The large stone in the photograph was used as part of the millennium seat, which is now situated on the village green.

The building to the left of the picture is 'The Forge' - the Swann family have lived here for over 80 years.

The Three Horseshoes

Main Street c1965
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The photo shows the public house 'The Three Horseshoes'. It was one of three pubs in Great Ouseburn, the other two been 'The Bay Horse' & 'The Crown Inn', the latter is the only one remaining as a public house.  

Early Memories

Village Green c1965
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Two of the trees either side of the footpath were planted by me in, I believe, 1953. My family lived in the village and surrounding villages for many years. My Grandparents and subsequently my Aunt & Uncle lived and operated the Toll Gates at Aldwark Bridge, just outside the village. My mother lived on Carr Side in her early life. I moved to the village in 1951, leaving in 1961 but my parents lived there until my mother's death in 1997. They are both buried in the local Churchyard. I attended the village school before going on to King James's Grammar School in Knaresborough in 1953. My two brothers also went to the same schools . My Mother went to King James's many years earlier.

The Langton Family at The Three Horseshoes

Village Green c1965
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My great-great-grandfather, Robert Langton, was born in 1791. He was innkeeper, farrier and farmer (owning 50 acres). It is said he made the first iron plough in Yorkshire. He was gifted with horses. He employed apprentices and journeymen in his business, which we think operated from the Horseshoes. He operated with strict principles and no one was alllowed more than two drinks! His son, Thomas, was one of 7 children born at the Inn. There is a book written about Thomas, known as the Yorkshire Evangelist, and from this I have gleaned much information. Unfortunately, Robert stood surety for a man he trusted and became responsible for a debt so large that he had to sell the business and he and his wife went to live with their son in Kepwick.

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