Kirkby Overblow

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Kirkby Overblow
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Kirkby Overblow
Location within North Yorkshire
Population462 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SE325492
Civil parish
  • Kirkby Overblow
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG3
Dialling code 01423
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°56′16″N1°30′20″W / 53.93778°N 1.50556°W / 53.93778; -1.50556

Kirkby Overblow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Wetherby and Harrogate and lies to the west of Sicklinghall and the east of Leeds Bradford International Airport. Its parish church is All Saints' Church, Kirkby Overblow. [2] and a Church of England primary school affiliated with the church. [3]

Contents

In January 2023, The Daily Telegraph , based on research by Savills, listed Kirkby Overblow as one of Britain's "54 poshest villages". [4]

The village is situated to the north of the lower Wharfe valley. View over lower Wharfedale from Kirkby Overblow (9th August 2017).jpg
The village is situated to the north of the lower Wharfe valley.

History

The first written reference to Kirkby Overblow appears in the Domesday Book, where it appears as Cherchebi. The Kirkby part of the name is a common prefix, simply meaning a settlement by a church, while Overblow is a corruption of Oreblow, a reference to the village's iron-smelting past. [5]

Kirkby Overblow was a large ancient parish, which included the townships of Kearby with Netherby (including the hamlets of Kearby and Netherby), Rigton (which later became North Rigton), Sicklinghall and Stainburn. [6] All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866.

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. [7] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Facilities

Kirkby Overblow has a bus stop, but no railway station or post office. There are two pubs in the village, the Shoulder of Mutton, which boasts a large beer garden, and the Star and Garter which has since shutdown:

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate). [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kirkby Overblow Parish (1170217033)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "All Saints Church | Kirkby Overblow". Archived from the original on 6 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Home - All Saints C.E. School". Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
  4. ↑ White, Anna (15 January 2022). "Revealed: Britain's 54 most desirable villages". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Orblauers - A History of Kirkby Overblow, Kearby-with-Netherby and Dunkeswick, published 1995. ISBN   0-9525598-0-3
  6. ↑ The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) on GENUKI
  7. ↑ "History of Kirkby Overblow, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Climate summary for Barnsley (closest city on record)


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