Kirkby Overblow is a village and

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in the

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district of

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, England. It is situated between

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and

and lies to the west of

Sicklinghall Sicklinghall is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England that is situated between the town of Wetherby ( to the east) and the village of Kirkby Overblow. In 2007 the population was recorded as 300, increasing to 336 at the 2011 ...

and the east of

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. It has a church called All Saints and a Church of England primary school affiliated with the church. Kirkby Overblow has a bus stop, but no railway station or post office.

History

The first written reference to Kirkby Overblow appears in the

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, 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. Kirkby Overblow was a large ancient parish, which included the

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

s of Kearby with Netherby (including the hamlets of Kearby and Netherby), Rigton (which later became

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and Stainburn. All these places became separate civil parishes in 1866. It was part of the

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until 1974. There are two pubs in Kirkby Overblow, the Shoulder of Mutton, which boasts a large

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, and the Star and Garter: File:Shoulder of Mutton, Kirkby Overblow (9th August 2017) 001.jpg, Shoulder of Mutton File:Star and Garter, Kirkby Overblow (9th August 2017) 005.jpg, The Star and Garter

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The

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subtype for this climate is " Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/

Oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

).Climate summary for Barnsley (closest city on record)
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References

External links

Village website

Church website

All Saints C.E. Primary School
* Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{Harrogate-geo-stub