Kirby Wiske
| Kirby Wiske | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Kirby Wiske | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE376848 |
| Location: | 54°15’28"N, 1°25’27"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 113 (2011) |
| Post town: | Thirsk |
| Postcode: | YO7 |
| Dialling code: | 01845 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Hambleton |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Thirsk and Malton |
Kirby Wiske is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, beside the River Wiske, about four miles north-west of Thirsk.
Across the Wiske and beside the A167 is a little hamlet, Newsham.
History
The village appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as Kirkebi. After the Norman invasion, Domesday states, the manor passed from Edwin, Earl of Mercia, to the King.[1]
Anne of Denmark stayed with Thomas Lascelles of Brackenburgh on 10 June 1603, while on her way to London from Edinburgh, and travelled on to York.[2]
Geography
The nearest settlements are Newsham, Maunby (two miles to the north-west); South Otterington (a mile and a half to the north); Thornton-le-Street (two and a half miles to the north-east) and Sandhutton, tow miles south. Maunby stands on the west bank of the River Wiske, which joins the River Swale to the south of the village. It is close to the A167 road.
Church
The parish church in the village, dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church is a Grade II* listed building, originally built in the 12th century on the site of an earlier Saxon church.
Restoration and rebuilding of the present church took place in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries.[3]
A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in the village in 1825, but the building is no longer used as such. A Church of England school opened in 1870.[4]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Wiske Kirby Wiske in the Domesday Book
- ↑ HMC Salisbury Hatfield, vol. 15 (London, 1930), p. 126.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1281456: Church of St John The Baptist (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ A History of the County of York: North Riding - Volume 1 pp 176-183: Parishes: Kirkby Wiske (Victoria County History)
