Kirby Hill, Richmondshire
| Kirby Hill | |
 St Peter and St Felix Church |
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  Kirby Hill Kirby Hill shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 60 |
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| OS grid reference | NZ139065 |
| Civil parish | Kirby Hill |
| District | Richmondshire |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Kirby Hill is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of around 60.[1] It is notable for its large medieval parish church of St Peter and St Felix which is a Grade I listed building. It was built in 1397, on the site of an Anglo-Saxon church.[2] A memorial in the church commemorates the former rector Dr John Dakyn, who took part in, and is a noted chronicler of the Pilgrimage of Grace.[3] A trust in his name still allocates educational grants to local youngsters. The church is also notable as the resting place of the last male descendant of the reformer John Wycliffe.[4] In 1859, the centre of the village green featured "a beautiful spring", although it is no longer there.[5] Pevsner described the village as "perfect and exceptional".[6] Its small grammar school was closed in 1957, just one year after its 400th anniversary.[7] There is an eighteenth century public house.[8]
Notable people
- Dr John Dakyn, rector of Kirby Hill and Archdeacon of the East Riding.
- George Fitzhugh, rector of Kirby Hill, Chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln.
- William Rokeby, rector of Kirby Hill and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
- Alan Percy, rector of Kirby Hill and Master of St John's College, Cambridge.
- Matthew Hutton, the Archbishop of Canterbury was born and educated there.[9]
- James Raine, the antiquarian and topographer, was educated there.
- William Lax, the astronomer, was schooled there.[10]
References
- ↑ Population Estimates 2009, North Yorkshire County Council
- ↑ Kirkby Ravensworth Parish information from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835. GENUKI (2011-03-19). Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
- ↑ Microsoft Word – David Callaghan. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
- ↑ St.Peter and St.Felix Parish Church of Kirby Ravensworth, England. Browngenealogy.org. Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
- ↑ T. Whellan (1859). History and topography of the city of York: and the North Riding of Yorkshire: embracing a general review of the early history of Great Britain, and a general history and description of the County of York. Printed for the publishers, by John Green. pp. 500–. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ Past Lives: No recounts in this ancient election (From The Northern Echo). Thenorthernecho.co.uk (2000-11-24). Retrieved on 2011-05-27.
- ↑ The Landmark Trust. THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, KIRBY HILL, NORTH YORKSHIRE
- ↑ http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/eating-in-or-out/pub_of_the_week_shoulder_of_mutton_kirby_hill_1_3962492
- ↑ Robert T. Holtby, ‘Hutton, Matthew (1693–1758)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14310, accessed 5 May 2011]
- ↑ A Cambridge Alumni Database, University of Cambridge
External links
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- Details from listed building database (322750) . Images of England. English Heritage. – St Peter and St Felix Church
- http://www.whashton.net/