Firby

Firby is a village in the civil parish of , in , England, 4 miles south west of . Firby was historically a township in the parish of Westow in the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet and former civil parish in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “Firby, North Yorkshire”, “Firby, Ryedale”, and “Firby, Westow”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkham Priory and Kirkham Bridge.

Monastery
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
The ruins of are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at , , . The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby , who also built .

Bridge
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic structure in , a village in England. A bridge over the River Derwent at the site was first recorded in 1444, and was also mentioned by John Leland.

Bridge
Photo: Shoepepper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkham and Crambeck.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of , in , England, close to , situated in the Howardian Hills alongside the River Derwent, and is notable for the nearby ruins of , an Augustinian establishment.

Hamlet
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near and in is near the River Derwent.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England. is situated in the lee of Spy Hill, bordering the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 3 miles from the A64 road linking to the East Coast, 5 miles west of the town of , and 15 miles east of the city of .

Firby

Latitude
54.08915° or 54° 5′ 21″ north
Longitude
-0.86179° or 0° 51′ 42″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9C6X34QQ+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 55441684
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13277743
Wiki­data ID
Q25990449
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Urdu—“Firby” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Firby”
  • Ladin: “Firby (Ryedale)”
  • Ladin: “Firby”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Friþibȳ, Rīdæl”
  • Polish: “Firby”
  • Swedish: “Firby, Westow”
  • Swedish: “Firby”
  • Urdu: “فربے، ویسٹو”
  • “Firby”

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