[2] About two miles north-east of Bielby, on the edge of Hayton, lie the ruins of an ancient Roman military fortress, an important archaeological site.

The Great Heathen Army of the Vikings captured much of the area in 866, and, in 876, their remnants settled permanently in parts of the Yorkshire countryside.

The Great Heathen Army marched directly through the section Bielby would be established near in 865, conquering what would become York in 866.

In 954, the last Viking king, Eric Bloodaxe, was expelled and his kingdom was incorporated in the newly consolidated Anglo-Saxon state.

There are people bearing the name Bielby or Beilby living across England, Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and elsewhere.

Traces of Methodist influence from England into America via the Bielbys exist primarily in Canada.

Other than St. Giles Church, the old Methodist Church-which is now a home, no other religious organizations were represented in Bielby.

His son, Richard Milson Bielby (1809 to 1882) was also born in Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, England and died in Ontario Canada.

Another interesting wrinkle in this history, is that the White sisters were the daughters of a direct descendant of a passenger on the Mayflower's very first voyage to America.

In addition to St. Giles, The College Arms (a small pub serving lunch and dinner), Bielby is mostly residential, with a few newer homes.

Removal of the external rendering has uncovered a history of the church, with pillars and arches now visible that would have been part of a larger structure.

The plasterwork had deteriorated to such an extent that when efforts were made to protect it, it crumbled off the wall in fragments.