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 Kirkham Priory and Blacksmiths Arms.

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.

Blacksmiths Arms

Pub

Photo: Pauline E, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Blacksmiths Arms is a historic pub on Main Street in Westow, a village in North Yorkshire, England. The building was constructed in the late 18th century, as two houses. Blacksmiths Arms is situated 3,900 feet south 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″ north

Longitude

-0.85327° or 0° 51′ 12″ west

Operator

Yorkshire Water

Open location code

9C6X34QW+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 690895157

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=wastewater_plant

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