Hellaby

Hellaby is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 825.^[1] It is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) east from the centre of Rotherham and forms a continuous urban area with Maltby, separated from the rest of Rotherham by Junction 1 (Bramley Interchange) of the M18. It is situated by Hellaby Brook and, whilst signposted as "Hellaby Village", the parish has no school, church or post office.

Hellaby
Houses in Hellaby
Hellaby Location within South Yorkshire
Population	825 (2011 census)
• London	145 mi (233 km) south
Civil parish	Hellaby
Metropolitan borough	Rotherham
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROTHERHAM
Postcode district	S66
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Rother Valley
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.4250°N 1.2449°W / 53.4250; -1.2449

History

The name Hellaby is formed from "Helgebi", the Domesday orthography by which Norman scribes attempted to express a sound. "Helgebi" was noted in the Domesday Book of 1086 as being within the Parish of Stainton and entrusted by Roger de Busli, who was instrumental in the founding of nearby Roche Abbey, whose foundations were laid in 1147.^{[citation needed]}

Community

Parish council

In 2011 Hellaby was split from Bramley to become a separate civil parish.^[2] A parish council was created with 5 councillors, and the first election was held on 5 May 2011.^[3]

Religion

Despite not having a parish church, Hellaby has the East Pennines Assembly hall, which serves the Jehovah's Witness community of the surrounding bay areas.^{[citation needed]}

Hellaby Community Hall

There have been recent moves to sell the land where Hellaby local community hall (unused since 2007) is situated. After the 2007 closure a developer planned to demolish it. Applications for planning permission were made in 2008 and 2011. Local residents protested as it is the last of the local facilities in the village. Both applications were withdrawn.^[4][5]

Centenary Hall is now reopened to the public following a period of repair.^{[citation needed]}

Sport

A short lived greyhound racing track was opened south of where Cumwell Lane meets Bateman Road on 7 April 1928. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club) and was known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks.^[6] The outline of the track can still be seen from the air today, with many trees now occupying the centre of the track, despite the fact that it closed during the early 1930s.^[7]

See also

• Listed buildings in Hellaby