Kirby Hill, Richmondshire
| Kirby Hill | |
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 St Peter and St Felix Church | |
  Kirby Hill | |
| Kirby Hill shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 60 |
| OS grid reference | NZ139065 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Richmond |
| Postcode district | DL11 6 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Kirby Hill, historically also known as Kirby-on-the-Hill,[1] is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of around 60,[2] remaining less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Information regarding the population is now included within the pariah of Gayles. The village is 1 mile south of the larger village of Ravensworth.
Kirby Hill is a small place, but it has long been important as the location of the parish church of the large ancient parish of Kirkby Ravensworth.[1] Its large medieval parish church of St Peter and St Felix is a Grade I listed building. It was built in 1397, on the site of an Anglo-Saxon church.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] In 1859, the centre of the village green featured "a beautiful spring", although it is no longer there.[6] Pevsner described the village as "perfect and exceptional".[7]
In 1866 Kirby Hill, until then a township in the parish of Kirkby Ravensworth, became a separate civil parish.[8] Its small grammar school was closed in 1957, just one year after its 400th anniversary.[9] There is an eighteenth-century public house.[10]
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.[11]
- James Raine, the antiquarian and topographer, was educated there.
- William Lax, the astronomer, was schooled there.[12]
References
- 1 2 William, Page, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Kirkby Ravensworth". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "Population Estimates 2009". North Yorkshire County Council.
- ↑ "Kirkby Ravensworth Parish information". Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England. 19 March 2011 [1835]. Retrieved 27 May 2011 – via GENUKI.
- ↑ "Microsoft Word – David Callaghan" (PDF). Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "St.Peter and St.Felix Parish Church of Kirby Ravensworth, England". Browngenealogy.org. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ Whellan, T. (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". The Northern Echo. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "Vision of Britain website".
- ↑ "THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, KIRBY HILL, NORTH YORKSHIRE" (PDF). The Landmark Trust.
- ↑ "Pub Of The Week: Shoulder of Mutton, Kirby Hill". Yorkshire Post. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ Holtby, Robert T. (2004). "Hutton, Matthew (1693–1758)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "A Cambridge Alumni Database". University of Cambridge.
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