Firby, Ryedale Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Firby - geograph.org.uk - 133027.jpg
Static Image Caption:View from the southwest
Coordinates:54.0885°N -0.8618°W
Official Name:Firby
Civil Parish:Westow
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Thirsk and Malton
Post Town:York
Postcode District:YO60
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE745664

Firby is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in North Yorkshire, England, 4miles south west of Malton.

Firby was historically a township in the parish of Westow[1] in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[2] It became a separate civil parish in 1866. On 1 April 1935 the civil parish was enlarged when the civil parish of Kirkham was abolished and merged into it.[3] In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire, and when the civil parish of Firby was abolished on 1 April 1986 it rejoined the parish of Westow.[4] In 1971 the parish had a population of 40.[5]

Firby Hall is a Grade II listed building, built in the 18th century and now divided into flats.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Firby, in Ryedale and East Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 December 2023.
  2. https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Westow GENUKI website. East Riding of Yorkshire.
  3. Firby Tn/CP. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10424781#tab02. 20 October 2018.
  4. Web site: The Ryedale (Parishes) Order 1985. 28 August 2019. 23 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223044900/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/12097/ryedale-parishes-order-1985.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Population statistics Firby CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 December 2023.