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Helsby Hillfort

Helsby Hillfort is a hillfort in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire. This one stands 200 m east of Helsby. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Helsby Hillfort, Jeff Buck (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

east of Helsby

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 27%

#2,271 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Fort near Helsby

Just outside Helsby

Helsby Hillfort is 200 m east of Helsby. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Helsby has 19 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Helsby

Afternoons in Helsby reach 18–21°C from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°63 mm

Feb8° / 1°55 mm

Mar11° / 2°54 mm

Apr14° / 5°56 mm

May16° / 7°77 mm

Jun19° / 9°78 mm

Jul21° / 12°66 mm

Aug20° / 12°85 mm

Sep18° / 9°82 mm

Oct14° / 7°92 mm

Nov10° / 4°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°92 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Helsby, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Helsby. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Helsby’s full climate →

About

Helsby Hillfort

The site is kept up by the National Trust. It has articles in 2 Wikipedias. Top of the 33 other places within 15 km is Chester Cathedral, 12 km off.

Helsby’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 200 m east of Helsby

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Helsby Hillfort and nearby

Numbered points are the places near Helsby Hillfort, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

With 65,425 people, Ellesmere Port is the largest of the 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 200 m west of it

Helsby

5,278 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km west of it

Elton

3,293 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Frodsham

9,101 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km southwest of it

Dunham-on-the-Hill

546 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Helsby Hillfort is	People	Places to visit
Helsby	200 m west of it	5,278	2
Elton	1.7 km west of it	3,293	5
Frodsham	2.2 km northeast of it	9,101	6
Dunham-on-the-Hill	2.6 km southwest of it	546	2
Ellesmere Port	3.7 km west of it	65,425	9
Mouldsworth	3.9 km south of it	205	3
Kingsley	4.1 km east of it	1,551	3
Runcorn	4.6 km northeast of it	61,641	16

Make a day of it

Also near Helsby Hillfort

There are 33 within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral among them.

CathedralChester Cathedral12 km away 2

CastleHalton Castle8 km away 3

ZooChester Zoo9.6 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageChester Castle13 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home14 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home14 km away 7

Abbey or prioryNorton Priory9.4 km away 8

CastleWoodhouses Hill Fort1.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Helsby Hillfort: common questions

Where is Helsby Hillfort?

Helsby Hillfort is 200 m east of Helsby, Cheshire.

What is Helsby Hillfort?

Hillfort in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.

Who runs Helsby Hillfort?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Helsby Hillfort?

June to September are the warmest months in Helsby, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Helsby Hillfort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Helsby Hillfort?

Within 15 km: Chester Cathedral (12 km), Halton Castle (8 km), Chester Zoo (9.6 km) and Chester Castle (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Helsby Hillfort: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Paul McCartney's Childhood Home: Havaska at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norton Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Woodhouses Hill Fort: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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