Cold Kirby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Hambleton Hills, near Rievaulx Abbey and Sutton Bank, 5 miles (8 km) west of Helmsley. The name Kirby derives from the Old Norse Kaeribȳ meaning 'Kaeri's village'.[1][2]
The Cleveland Way long distance footpath passes through both civil parish and village on its way from Helmsley and Rievaulx to Sutton Bank and, eventually, Filey. The upper section of Sutton Bank is also in the civil parish. The whole civil parish lies within the North York Moors National Park.[2]
From 1974 to 2023, the civil parish was part of the district of Ryedale. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The population of the civil parish at the time of the 2011 census (including Angram Grange) was 205.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Cleveland Way Map and Information". National Trails. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cold Kirby Parish (E04007563)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
External links
Media related to Cold Kirby at Wikimedia Commons
54°15′N 1°11′W / 54.250°N 1.183°W / 54.250; -1.183
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