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Firby (#11 on map) is now a civil parish and a village in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1-mile (1.5 km) south of Bedale (#3). The population of the parish was estimated at 30 in 2015. At the 2011 UK census the population was included with the civil parish of Bedale, and not counted separately. This is the policy of the UK Office of National Statistics for parishes of less than 100 inhabitants.
The manor was owned by Auduid before the Norman Conquest. By 1086, it was held by Count Alan who had many other lands in the area and who owned the manor of Bedale. Count Alan and his family owned the parish for over two centuries. By the late 14th century, it was in a different family name.
Firby was a "Liberty of Richmondshire" and within the bounds of East Hang Wapentake in the North Riding of Yorkshire; it is now within the Crakehall ward of Hambleton district.
The gardens at Thorp Perrow lie just to the south of the village but within the parish of Firby. Some names of places within Firby include: Firby Hall, Firby (Christ's) Hospital, John Clapham House, Firby Grange (a former subdivision of Jervaulx Abbey), Low Ash Bank and High Ash Bank, Mile House Farm and Manley Farm. Christ's Hospital was founded in 1608 and was originally four almshouses. The building is now grade II listed.
Firby Hall, also grade II listed, was built in 1788 by Colonel Thomas Coores who fought in the American War of Independence. He demolished much of the village to build the house and the 57-acre (23-hectare) estate.
Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Firby was part of Bedale Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ecclesiastical parish of Bedale in the wapentake of Hang East.
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