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Population
  
113 (2011)

Civil parish
  
Kirby Wiske

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Shire county
  
North Yorkshire

Dialling code
  
01845

OS grid reference
  
SE376848

Country
  
England

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:26 PM

District
  
Hambleton

UK parliament constituency
  
Thirsk and Malton

Kirby Wiske

Region
  
Yorkshire and the Humber

Weather
  
13°C, Wind W at 27 km/h, 55% Humidity

Kirby Wiske is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wiske, about four miles (6.4 km) north-west of Thirsk.

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Map of Kirby Wiske, Thirsk, UK

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Kirkebi in the Allerton hundred. After the Norman invasion, the manor passed from Earl Edwin to the Crown.

Governance

The village shares a parish council with Newsham and Breckenbrough. It lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency, the Thorntons ward of Hambleton District Council and Sowerby electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council.

Geography

The nearest settlements are Maunby 1.9 miles (3.1 km) to the north-west; South Otterington 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the north; Thornton-le-Street 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the north-east and Sandhutton 1.8 miles (2.9 km) to the south. The village stands on the west bank of the River Wiske, which joins the River Swale to the south of the village and close to the A167 road.

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 223. The population of Kirkby Wiske in 2001 was 105, consisting of 45 men and 60 women. Of these 90 were over the age of sixteen years and 61 of those were in employment. There were 48 dwellings of which 29 were detached. The population at the census 2011 had increased to 131.

Religion

There is an Anglican parish church in the village dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church is a Grade II* Listed Building, originally built in the 12th century on the site of an older Saxon building. Restoration and rebuilding took place in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries.

The church today is part of the parish of Lower Swale, along with seven other villages. There is a service held at Kirby Wiske church about once a month.

There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in the village in 1825, but it is no longer in use as such. Nor is the Anglican church school, which opened in 1870.

Notable Kirbyites

  • Roger Ascham, scholar, educationalist and promoter of archery, who was Princess Elizabeth's tutor in Greek and Latin in 1548–50 and served under the administrations of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, was born at Kirby Wiske in 1514 or 1515.
  • Anthony Ascham or Askham, astronomer and astrologer, brother of Roger, was born at Kirby Wiske in c. 1517.
  • William Palliser (1644–1726) was baptised in Kirby Wiske. He became Archbishop of Cashel in the Church of Ireland.
  • Christopher Bethell (1773–1859), Rector of Kirby Wiske in 1808–30, later became Bishop of Bangor, despite knowing no Welsh. His many writings on religious matters included A General View of the Doctrine of Regeneration in Baptism (1821).

    • Notable buildings

    In all there are eleven Grade II Listed Buildings in the area, including the bridge over the river. Sion Hill Hall houses the Birds of Prey and Conservation Centre, which has over 70 birds of prey and is operated by Falconry UK Ltd.

    References

    Kirby Wiske Wikipedia
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