Kirkby Overblow
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Kirkby Overblow is a village in North Yorkshire between Wetherby and Harrogate. It lies to the west of Sicklinghall. It has a church called All Saints [1] There are two pubs in Kirkby Overblow. The Shoulder of Mutton, which boasts a large beer garden, and the Star and Garter. Kirkby Overblow has a bus stop, but no train station or post office.
[edit] 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.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Orblauers - A History of Kirky Overblow, Kearby-with-Netherby and Dunkeswick, published 1995. ISBN 0-9525598-0-3
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