Kirkby.
A placename
Meaning & usage
A placename A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198).
A placename A small village in Osgodby parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0692).
A placename A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5306).
A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Where this word comes from
From kirk + -by. From Old Scandinavian / Old Norse kirkja+býr, a village with a church.
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