Kirkby Fleetham
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Kirby Fleetham is a large village in North Yorkshire, England about 1 mile east from the A1 road. It is almost adjoined to 2 other villages, Great Fencote and Little Fencote. It has a population of 556. There is a local Pub/Bed & Breakfast called The Black Horse and the village has a Shop/Post office. There is a church 1 mile outside of the village alongside a large former home known as Fleetham Hall - this has gone through several disguises including Hotel and "country retreat". The River Swale runs close to the village on the east side and the A1 motorway runs approx 1 mile to the west of the village.
The village also lies under the landing flight path of R.A.F. Leeming.
The moated site in the parish at grid reference SE284942, south of the Three Tuns Inn, is a scheduled ancient monument.[1]
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- ^ S W Quartermain, Director of Planning and Environmental Services, Hambleton District Council (2006). Annex 3: Historic Environment - DP31 & DP32 and List of Scheduled Monuments. Development Policies - Preferred Options; Consultation January-February 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
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