Irby, Merseyside
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.jpg) The Irby Mill pub, Hillbark Road |
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| Irby shown within Merseyside | |
| Population | (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ256845 |
| • London | 179 mi (288 km) SE |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIRRAL |
| Postcode district | CH61 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Irby (local /ˈɜːrbi/) is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The village covers an area of 20 square kilometres. To the north of Irby lies the associated hamlet of Irby Hill. It is part of the Greasby, Frankby & Irby Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is situated in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. According to the 2001 Census, Irby had a population of 6,110, contributing to a total population of 14,667 for the whole ward. By the time of the Census 2011 a separate statistic for Irby was no longer maintained. For the ward see Greasby.
The name Irby is believed to be of Viking origin, meaning; "the farmstead of the Irishmen". Other nearby towns and villages with the Viking "by" suffix in their name include Frankby, Greasby and Pensby.
The village was formerly a township in Woodchurch Parish, Wirral Hundred. On 1 April 1974, local government reorganisation in England and Wales resulted in most of Wirral, including Irby, transfer from the county of Cheshire to Merseyside.
A reference to the existence of a mill at Irby was made in a rental agreement of 1431, whereby tenants were expected to "...grind at Irby Mill to the 16th measure." This referred to the miller receiving this amount in flour as a toll. This original wooden structure was replaced by a post mill in the early 18th century. After being disused since about 1878 and in a very dilapidated condition, the mill was demolished in 1898. Along with a similar structure in Burton, it was one of the last post mills of its kind on the Wirral. The demolition work was carried out by unskilled labour hired by the miller. They removed the brick base first, resulting in the whole structure becoming dangerously unsafe and crashing to the ground, narrowly avoiding injury or loss of life. The Irby Mill public house, which opened for business in 1980, stands adjacent to the site in a building formerly known as 'Irby Mill Cottage'
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