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Kirkby
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English
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Etymology
From en kirk by. From Old Scandinavian / en non kirkja+býr, a village with a church.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɝbi/ GA
en /ˈkɜːbi/ RP
en En-uk-Kirkby.ogg UK
en ɜː(ɹ)bi 2
Proper noun
~ s
A placename
en town metbor/Knowsley co/Merseyside cc/England OS grid ref SJ4198.
en small village par/Osgodby dist/West Lindsey co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref TF0692. OS: West Lindsey
en village/and/cpar in co/North Yorkshire cc/England previously in dist/Hambleton OS grid ref NZ5306. Parish map (North Yorkshire)
en countable en habitational Old Norse.
Derived terms
en Kirkby-in-Ashfield Kirkby-in-Furness Kirkby Ireleth Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Mallory Kirkby Stephen Kirkby Thore Kirkby Woodhouse South Kirkby Kirby
See also
en Kirby
References