Kirby Wiske
| Kirby Wiske | |
 Kirby Wiske from the West |
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  Kirby Wiske |
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| Population | 105 |
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| OS grid reference | SE376848 |
| Civil parish | Kirby Wiske |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO7 4 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Thirsk and Malton |
Coordinates: 54°15′28″N 1°25′27″W / 54.2579°N 1.4243°W
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 north-west of Thirsk.
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.[1]
Governance
The village is within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It lies within the Thorntons ward of Hambleton District Council and Sowerby electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council.[2]
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.[2]
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 223.[3] 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 old and 61 of those were in employment. There were 48 dwellings of which 29 were detached.[4]
Religion
There is a church in the village dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church is a Grade II* Listed Building and was built in the 12th century on the site of an older Saxon building. Restoration and rebuilding has taken place in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries.[3][5] There was a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel built in the village in 1825, but is no longer in use as such.[3]
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.[6]
- Anthony Ascham or Askham, astronomer and astrologer, brother of Roger, was born at Kirby Wiske in c. 1517.[7]
Notable buildings
Sion Hill Hall, a Grade II Listed Building,[8] in Kirby Wiske houses the Birds of Prey and Conservation Centre with over 70 birds of prey and is operated by Falconry UK ltd.[9]
In total there are eleven Grade II Listed Buildings in the area, including the bridge over the river.[10]
References
- ↑ Kirby Wiske in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ordnance Survey Open Viewer
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. pp. 739, 740. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
- ↑ "2001 UK Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Church Listing". Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ ODNB: Rosemary O'Day, "Ascham, Roger (1514/15–1568)". Retrieved 4 March 2014, pay-walled.
- ↑ ODNB: Bernard Capp, "Askham , Anthony (c. 1517–1559)". Retrieved 4 March 2014, pay-walled.
- ↑ "Sion Hall Listing". Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ Falconry UK ltd
- ↑ "Listed Buildings". Retrieved 2 January 2013.
External links
Media related to Kirby Wiske at Wikimedia Commons