Kirkby (disambiguation)

Kirkby is a Scottish and northern English name of Scandinavian origin, meaning "church town". It may refer to:

Places in the United Kingdom

• Kirkby, Merseyside
• Kirkby, North Yorkshire
• Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
  • Outwood Academy Kirkby
• Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria
• Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire
• Kirkby on Bain, Lincolnshire
• Kirkby Fleetham, North Yorkshire
• Kirkby Ireleth, Cumbria
• Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
• Kirkby Malham, North Yorkshire
• Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire
• Kirkby Malzeard, North Yorkshire
• Kirkby Moor, Cumbria
• Kirkby Overblow, North Yorkshire
• Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
• Kirkby Thore, Cumbria
• East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
• South Kirkby & Moorthorpe, West Yorkshire
• Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire

People

• Bruce Kirkby (born 1968), Canadian adventurer
• Elisabeth Kirkby (born 1921), Australian actress and politician
• Dame Emma Kirkby (born 1949), British soprano singer
• Geoffrey John Kirkby (1918-1998), British Royal Navy officer
• Gordon Kirkby (born 1958), Canadian lawyer and politician
• John Kirkby (died 1290), English ecclesiastic and statesman
• Ollie Kirkby (1886–1964), American actress
• Richard Kirkby (c1625-1681), English politician
• Richard Kirkby (Royal Navy), English captain
• Roger Kirkby (died 1709) (c. 1649–1709), English soldier and politician
• Roger Kirkby (Royalist) (died 1643), English politician
• Sydney L. Kirkby (born 1933), Australian surveyor and Antarctic explorer
• Tim Kirkby (born 1970), British film and television director

Other

• Chestermere (Kirkby Field) Airport, Alberta, Canada
• Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., a Canadian legal case
• Kirkbie Kendal School, a Business and Enterprise College in Kendal, Cumbria, England

See also

• Kirby (disambiguation)
• Kirkjubæjarklaustur, a place name in Iceland with a parallel etymology and meaning