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Helston (Standard Written Form: Hellys) [1] is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Penzance and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Falmouth. [2]
Helstone. Helstone (or Helston in Trigg) was in the Middle Ages one of the chief manors of the Hundred of Trigg and perhaps in Celtic times the seat of a chieftain. In the Domesday Book this manor was held by Earl Robert of Mortain: there were 2 hides, land for 15 ploughs; the lord had 4 ploughs & 18 serfs; 20 villagers & 18 smallholders had 8 ploughs; 10 acres (40,000 m 2) of woodland; 6 ...
The main street (Coinagehall Street) of Helston, Cornwall, England. The Guildhall (built 1839 and once a Corn Exchange) is flying a flag. Date: Taken September 2017. Source: My own photo, taken with a Panasonic FZ200. Author: Myself (Adrian Pingstone). Permission (Reusing this file)
Helston Castle was a medieval castle thought to be built for Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall in the late 13th-century, in Helston, Cornwall.The castle was ruined by the end of the 15th century, and sat at the bottom of Coinagehall Street, where the bowling green and Grylls Monument are now located.
Helston Guildhall was constructed in 1839. It contains the Helston Town Council Chamber, Mayor’s offices, and a function room. It is the starting point for the dances on Flora Day. Date: Taken September 2017. Source: My own photo, taken with a Panasonic FZ200. Author: Myself (Adrian Pingstone). Permission (Reusing this file)
Flambards Theme Park was an amusement park on the southern outskirts of the town of Helston in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1976 as the Cornwall Aero Park by Douglas Kingsford Hale MBE. The park's final season was 2024, with the closure announced on 4 November 2024. [1]
The Grylls Monument in Helston, Cornwall, is designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building. It is dedicated to Humphry Millet Grylls, a businessman who had kept a local tin mine, Wheal Vor, open through a period of recession, safeguarding 1,200 jobs. The monument was funded by public subscription, and built in 1834.
The Helston Coinage Hall was a Tudor coinage hall in the Cornish town of Helston, created for the purposes of tin coinage out of a 13th century chapel of ease. [1] Its position lay at the southern end of Coinage Hall Street, opposite the Helston Castle. [2] It was demolished by public subscription following the 1796 general election. [3]