Firby, Ryedale
Firby is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in North Yorkshire, England, 4 miles (6 km) south west of Malton.
Firby was historically a township in the parish of Westow in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 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. 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. In 1971 the parish had a population of 40.
Firby Hall is a Grade II listed building, built in the 18th century and now divided into flats.
References
- ^ "History of Firby, in Ryedale and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ GENUKI website. East Riding of Yorkshire.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Firby Tn/CP. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "The Ryedale (Parishes) Order 1985" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Population statistics Firby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1316024)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
Media related to Firby, Ryedale at Wikimedia Commons