English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Kirby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirby in Cleveland

Historical Forms

  • Cherchebi 1086 DB
  • Kirchabi, Kirkabi 1140–54 Whitby 1149–53 YCh
  • Kirkeby in Cliveland, Kyrkeby in Cliveland 1149–53 YCh

Etymology

'Church farm' v. kirkja , by .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site