Kirkby-in-Furness
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Kirkby in Furness | |
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Village | |
St Cuthbert's Church | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Area | 0.2025 km2 (0.0782 sq mi) |
Population | 580 2021 census |
• Density | 2,864/km2 (7,420/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SD2282 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS |
Postcode district | LA17 |
Dialling code | 01229 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Kirkby-in-Furness, generally referred to simply as Kirkby locally, is a village that is the major part of the parish of
History
Kirkby is a collection of six different hamlets, namely: Soutergate, Wall End, Beck Side, Sand Side, Marshside and Chapels. The name Kirkby was used by the
Much of the housing and infrastructure in Kirkby arose due to the growth and development of the
The village has an increasingly aged population due to the rise in house prices and lack of homes suitable for first time buyers. This has led to young families leaving Kirkby, buying cheaper houses in surrounding towns and villages. As a result, the intake for the local primary school has fallen dramatically in the last few years, and continues to fall.
Amenities
The village has a primary school - Burlington Church of England Primary School[3] - and older children attend Victoria High School at Ulverston or Dowdales School in Dalton-in-Furness with a few attending John Ruskin School in Coniston.
There is a
A small shop with limited opening hours is available at Longlands Holiday Park, a private static caravan park, near Chapels[4] and a post office comes to the community centre every Thursday morning, and there is a service station,[5] centrally located in Kirkby at Four Lane Ends and a cafe that is open three days a week - Sunday to Tuesday only - opposite the railway station. There is also a surgery on the road between Four Lane Ends and the railway station.[6]
It has three places of worship: the parish church, St Cuthbert's in Beck Side; a methodist church in Marshside and a Church of Christ[7] meeting house at Wall End.
The village has two pubs, "The Commercial" at Four Lane Ends and "The Ship Inn", which reputedly dates from 1691, near the railway station.
Sport & leisure
The cricket club, football club, bowls club and tennis club are all based at the recreation ground in Beck Side.
The Kirkby in Furness Cricket Club play league fixtures on a Saturday in the Cumbria Cricket League Division 1 and also midweek fixtures on a Wednesday night in the Furness Cricket League.[8] Kirkby United Football Club play in the Furness Premier League; Kirkby-in-Furness Bowls club play a number of competitive matches throughout the summer months and Kirkby Tennis Club compete in the Duddon Tennis League.
Numerous footpaths either originate in, or pass through, the village including the
The village has a number of active societies, covering a range of interests.[9] These include the History of Kirkby Group, that has numerous publications to its name,[10] the Kirkby Floral and Horticultural Society and the Kirkby Photographic Club.
Transport
Kirkby is situated on the
There is a limited bus service for Kirkby, the Blueworks X7 service, running on Wednesdays and Fridays only with the morning bus originating at Coniston and the afternoon bus returning to the same location.[11] This allows a brief return journey to Ireleth, Askam and Barrow, the return service leaving Barrow a little over two and a half hours after the inbound service arrives.
Notable people
- George 'Barnet' Burns (1805 – 26 December 1860), sailor, trader and showman who spent time in New Zealand living as a Pākehā Māori.[13][citation needed]
- Henry 'Harry' Gifford (1884 - 1952), professional rugby league footballer who played for Barrow, Lancashire, England and Great Britain.[14][15][16]
- OBE (1897–1968), senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[17]
See also
References
- ^ "Kirkby-in-Furness". City Population De. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Cumbria: Hougun (The Domesday Book On-Line)
- ^ Burlington Church of England Primary School official website Retrieved April 14, 2023
- ^ Longlands Holiday Park official website Retrieved April 14, 2023
- ^ Moorland service station official website Retrieved April 14, 2023
- ^ Duddon Valley Medical Practice official website Retrieved April 14, 2023
- ^ Church of Christ, Kirkby-in-Furness official website Retrieved April 14, 2023
- ^ Kirby-in-Furness CC official website Retrieved April 14, 2023
- ^ "Organisations in Kirkby-in-Furness". Kirkby-in-Furness village website. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ History of Kirkby Group official website, currently being rebuilt. Retrieved April 14, 2023
- ^ "Bus timetable - Blueworks X7". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Kirkby-in-Furness station information". Northern Rail. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Registers of the Parish Church of Kirkby Ireleth 1681 - 1812, page 57, published Lancashire Parish Register Society, 1911.
- 1891 United Kingdom Census, Administrative County of Lancaster, Civil Parish of Ulverston, Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary's, page 37, schedule number 212.
- 1901 United Kingdom Census, Administrative County of Lancaster, Civil Parish of Ulverston, Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary's, page 26, schedule number 152.
- 1911 United Kingdom Census, Registration District Barrow-in-Furness, schedule number 97.
- ^ "The Airmen's Stories - W/Cdr. A B Woodhall". The Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
External links
- Kirkby-in-Furness village web site
- Media related to Kirkby-in-Furness at Wikimedia Commons