Kirby-on-the-Moor
| Kirby Hill | |
|---|---|
 Kirby Hill, the Green | |
| Population | 391 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE389683 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO51 9 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Kirby Hill is a small rural village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately one mile north of the market town of Boroughbridge. Formerly known as Kirby-on-the-Moor, the village is surrounded by open countryside on 3 sides and affords long-range views towards the North Yorks Moors and the Yorkshire Dales.
History
The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book as Chirchbi in the Hallikeld hundred. The lands were owned by Gospatric, son of Arnketil at the time of the Norman invasion. Afterwards the lands passed to the Crown, but he remained lord of the manor on behalf of the King.[1] The manor passed at some point to the Mowbray family and thence part of it by sale, to the Prior of Newburgh Priory. After the dissolution, the manor was granted to Nevill's of Thornton Bridge. The Nevill's sold the manor to Sir Robert Long in 1672. Eventually the manor was sold in the 19th century to the Rawson family of Nidd Hall.[2][3]
The army of Sir Andreas de Harcla mustered his forces near the village prior to the Battle of Boroughbridge in 1322.[4]
There was a branch line of the North Eastern railway that ran through the parish. The line ran form Pilmoor Junction on the East Coast Main Line near Easingwold to Knaresborough via Boroughbridge. Opened in 1847, it closed in 1964.[2][3][5]
Skelton windmill used to stand on a hill near the village.[2]
Governance
The village lies within the Skipton and Ripon UK Parliament constituency. It is also within the Boroughbridge electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Newby ward of Harrogate Borough District Council.[6] The local Praish Council has nine members.[7]
Geography
The village lies along the B6265. The nearest settlements are Milby 0.88 miles (1.42 km) to the south-east; Langthorpe 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the south; Skelton-on-Ure 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the west and Marton-le-Moor 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north-west. The village lies at an elevation between 85 feet (26 m) and 131 feet (40 m) above sea level.[6]
The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 355, of which 294 were over the age of sixteen years and 168 of these were in employment. There were 155 dwellings of which 105 were detached.[8] The 2011 census showed a population of 391.[9]
Education
Kirby Hill Church of England Primary School has a brand new school building, opened in June 2002. The old school near the Vicarage was built in 1867.[2][10] The school is in the catchemnt area of Boroughbridge High School for Secondary education.[11]
Religion
The Grade I listed church of All Saints, Kirby-on-the-Moor is over 1,000 years old and was thoroughly restored in 1870. There used to be a Wesleyan chapel in the village.[2][12]
References
- ^ Kirby Hill in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 733. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
- ^ a b "Parish History". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Local History of Battle". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Local History" (PDF). Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey Open Viewer
- ^ "Parish Council". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "2001 UK Census". Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "School History". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Education". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Church Listing". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
Media related to Kirby Hill, Harrogate at Wikimedia Commons