Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Chirchebi 1086 DB

• Chircheby 1140–7 YCh534

• Kirkeby (juxta) Useburn(e) 12 Font 1147–53 YCh535 1198 Abbr 1206 ChR 1209 FF

• Kirkeby Vseburun 12 Font

• Kirkeby Usburn 1198 Fount 1276 RH

• Kirkeby juxta Huseburn' 1200 ChR

• Kirkeby Ussuburn' 1206 ib

• Kirkby Cattall 1379 PT

• Kyrkebyhall 1383,1399 Font

• Kirkbehall 1522 Star

• Kirkby Hall, Kyrkby Hall 1557 FF 1673 Dep

• Kirby Hall 1847 TA

• Kirk(e)by Hall als. Kyrk(e)by Usburne, Kyrk(e)by Hall als. Kyrk(e)by Usburne 1558 FF 1680 Dep

Etymology

'Church farm', v. kirkju-bý. This may be one of the two churches ascribed to Whixley in DB (cf. Skaife 177 n.), and is presumably that of Little Ouseburn. For the affixes cf. Little Ouseburn (infra ) and Cattal 17infra ; v. hall 'hall'. The site of the depopulated village is unknown (YAJ xxxviii, 234).