Kirby Wiske
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| Kirby Wiske shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 113 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE376848 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thirsk |
| Postcode district | YO7 |
| Dialling code | 01845 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Kirby Wiske is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wiske, about four miles (6.4 km) north-west of Thirsk.
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Kirkebi in the Allerton hundred. After the Norman invasion, the manor passed from Earl Edwin to the Crown.
The village shares a parish council with Newsham and Breckenbrough. It lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency, the Thorntons ward of Hambleton District Council and Sowerby electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council.
The nearest settlements are Maunby 1.9 miles (3.1 km) to the north-west; South Otterington 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the north; Thornton-le-Street 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the north-east and Sandhutton 1.8 miles (2.9 km) to the south. The village stands on the west bank of the River Wiske, which joins the River Swale to the south of the village and close to the A167 road.
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 223. The population of Kirkby Wiske in 2001 was 105, consisting of 45 men and 60 women. Of these 90 were over the age of sixteen years and 61 of those were in employment. There were 48 dwellings of which 29 were detached. The population at the census 2011 had increased to 131.
There is an Anglican parish church in the village dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church is a Grade II* Listed Building, originally built in the 12th century on the site of an older Saxon building. Restoration and rebuilding took place in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries.
The church today is part of the parish of Lower Swale, along with seven other villages. There is a service held at Kirby Wiske church about once a month.
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