Firby
Firby is a wastewater treatment plant in Westow, Ryedale District, England. Firby is situated nearby to the forest Jeffry Bog Plantation, as well as near Blade’s Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary, Westow and Kirkham Priory.
Church of St Mary, Westow
Church
Photo: Martin Dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, also known as Church of St Mary of the Moor or St Mary ad mora is a church located in the village of Westow, North Yorkshire. The church dates back to Norman times but was almost entirely rebuilt in the 1860s, at a cost of £1,400, with only the Norman tower remaining. Church of St Mary, Westow is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Firby.
Kirkham Priory
Monastery
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey. Kirkham Priory is situated 1 mile southwest of Firby.
Kirkham Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkham Bridge is a historic structure in Kirkham, North Yorkshire, 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. Kirkham Bridge is situated 1¼ miles west of Firby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firby and Westow.
Firby
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Firby is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in North Yorkshire, England, 4 miles south west of Malton. Firby was historically a township in the parish of Westow in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Westow
Village
Photo: Tracer.smart, Public domain.
Westow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Westow is situated in the lee of Spy Hill, bordering the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 3 miles from the A64 road linking Leeds to the East Coast, 5 miles west of the town of Malton, and 15 miles east of the city of York.
Kirkham
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkham is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in North Yorkshire, England, close to Malton, situated in the Howardian Hills alongside the River Derwent, and is notable for the nearby ruins of Kirkham Priory, an Augustinian establishment.
Firby
- Type: Wastewater treatment plant
- Category: industry
- Location: Westow, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.08878° or 54° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
-0.85327° or 0° 51′ 12″ westOperator
Yorkshire WaterOpen location code
9C6X34QW+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 690895157OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=wastewater_plant
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