Our Village
Kirby Hill is a small rural village approximately one mile north of the market town of Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire. Formerly known as Kirby-on-the-Moor, the village is surrounded by open countryside on 3 sides and affords long-range views towards the North Yorkshire Moors and the Yorkshire Dales. The picture shows an aerial view of the village taken from the west.
The Grade 1 listed church of All Saints, Kirby-on-the-Moor is over 1,000 years old. Kirby Hill Church of England Primary School has an excellent reputation and a new school building, opened in June 2002. The village pub is the Blue Bell Inn on Leeming Lane, where you can be sure of a warm welcome, good food and a range of guest beers. Kirby Hill has its own distinct identity, community and sense of place - separate from the market town of Boroughbridge, yet within a mile of its many facilities. We hope you enjoy using this website to find out more about our vibrant community.
LATEST NEWS...
PROPOSED KIRBY HILL MSA - SECRETARY OF STATE DELAYS HIS DECISION
08 June 2011: Kirby Hill RAMS (Residents Against Motorway Services) have received notification from the Planning Inspectorate that there have been delays in preparing the Inspector's Report of the recent Public Inquiry. As a result, the Secretary of State's decision on Heather Ive Associates' planning appeal for a Motorway Service Area at Kirby Hill will not now be issued until 22nd February 2012 at the earliest. Just say "No", Mr. Pickles!
The RAMS Closing Submission to the Public Inquiry is available online here. You can also click here for details of the proposed development and here for details of how you can help defeat this scheme.
Planning applications, roads and pavements in Kirby Hill, trees and verges, the Village Green, neighbourhood watch schemes, dog wardens, traffic problems, children's play areas, anti-social behaviour, crime, the future development of Kirby Hill and Boroughbridge - these are all issues that the Parish Council is involved with and discusses regularly. Click here to read the minutes of the most recent Parish Council meetings.