Helsington

Helsington
Sizergh Castle
Helsington
Location within Cumbria
Population308 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD4889
Civil parish
  • Helsington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA8–LA9
Dialling code01539
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Helsington is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the village of Brigsteer and Sizergh Castle and Garden, a property owned by the National Trust. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 288, increasing at the 2011 census to 308.

Significant Roman artefacts have been discovered in the north of the parish close to the ruined fort at Watercrook, Alavana.