Population 370 (2011) Civil parish Kirby Misperton Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01653 | OS grid reference SE779794 Local time Tuesday 4:24 PM | |
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Kirby Misperton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.
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Map of Kirby Misperton, Malton, UK
Geography
It is about 4 miles south from Pickering by road and about 7½ miles north from Malton, just west of the A169 road.
Adjacent to the village lies one of the most popular amusement parks in England, Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo. A gas field nearby, discovered in 1985, pipes gas to the Knapton Generating Station. The fields were bought by Kelt UK Ltd (owned by Kelt Energy plc and Edinburgh Oil & Gas plc) from Candecca Resources Ltd (owned by BP) in 1992.
History
The place-name 'Kirby Misperton' conflates the names of two adjoining places. Kirby is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Chirchebi. This means 'church village' in Old Norse. Misperton is also first attested in the Domesday Book, where it appears as Mispeton. This may mean 'foggy hill' or 'dung hill' in Old English. The two names first appear together in early Yorkshire charters, as Mispertona Kirkeby circa 1090, and as Kircabimispertun in 1157.
The parish church is dedicated to St Lawrence.