Kirkby Overblow

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Map sources for Kirkby Overblow at grid reference SE325492

Kirkby Overblow is a village in North Yorkshire between Wetherby and Harrogate. It lies to the west of Sicklinghall. It has a church called All Saints [1] There are two pubs in Kirkby Overblow. The Shoulder of Mutton, which boasts a large beer garden, and the Star and Garter. Kirkby Overblow has a bus stop, but no train station or post office.

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Orblauers - A History of Kirky Overblow, Kearby-with-Netherby and Dunkeswick, published 1995. ISBN 0-9525598-0-3

Coordinates: 53.93790° N 1.50643° W