Kirkby Overblow

Kirkby Overblow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Wetherby and Harrogate and lies to the west of Sicklinghall and the east of Leeds Bradford International Airport. Its parish church is All Saints' Church, Kirkby Overblow.^[2] and a Church of England primary school affiliated with the church.^[3]

Kirkby Overblow
All Saints Church
Kirkby Overblow Location within North Yorkshire
Population	462 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE325492
Civil parish	Kirkby Overblow
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARROGATE
Postcode district	HG3
Dialling code	01423
UK Parliament	Wetherby and Easingwold
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°56′16″N 1°30′20″W

In January 2023, The Daily Telegraph, based on research by Savills, listed Kirkby Overblow as one of Britain's "54 poshest villages".^[4]

The village is situated to the north of the lower Wharfe valley.

History

The first written reference to Kirkby Overblow appears in the Domesday Book, where it appears as Cherchebi. The Kirkby part of the name is a common prefix, simply meaning a settlement by a church, while Overblow is a corruption of Oreblow, a reference to the village's iron-smelting past.^[5]

Kirkby Overblow was a large ancient parish, which included the townships of Kearby with Netherby (including the hamlets of Kearby and Netherby), Rigton (which later became North Rigton), Sicklinghall and Stainburn.^[6] All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866.

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[7] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Facilities

Kirkby Overblow has a bus stop, but no railway station or post office. There are two pubs in the village, the Shoulder of Mutton, which boasts a large beer garden, and the Star and Garter:

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  Shoulder of Mutton
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  The Star and Garter

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).^[8]

See also

• Listed buildings in Kirkby Overblow