Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Kirby Knowle within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Kirby Knowle, par. and township, North-Riding Yorkshire, 4½ miles NE. of Thirsk--par., 4504 ac., pop. 462; township, 1579 ac., pop. 114.