Kirby Misperton

Kirby Misperton
Kirby Misperton
 Kirby Misperton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 370 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE779794
Civil parishKirby Misperton
DistrictRyedale
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MALTON
Postcode district YO17 6
Dialling code 01653
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentThirsk and Malton (formerly Ryedale)
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Coordinates: 54°12′17″N 0°48′23″W / 54.2047°N 0.80644°W / 54.2047; -0.80644

Kirby Misperton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.

Geography

It is about 4 miles south from Pickering by road and about 7½ miles north from Malton, just west of the A169 road.

Adjacent to the village lies one of the most popular amusement parks in England, Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo.[2] A gas field nearby, discovered in 1985, pipes gas to the Knapton Generating Station. The fields were bought by Kelt UK Ltd (owned by Kelt Energy plc and Edinburgh Oil & Gas plc) from Candecca Resources Ltd (owned by BP) in 1992.

History

St Laurence's Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Lawrence.

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Wilson, Natalya (29 December 2010). "Kirby Misperton in the spotlight". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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