Firby, Westow

{{Short description|Village in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}

{{infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image_name = Firby - geograph.org.uk - 133027.jpg

| static_image_caption = View from the southwest

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| coordinates = {{coord|54.0885|-0.86175|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Firby

| population =

| civil_parish = Westow

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton

| post_town = York

| postcode_district = YO60

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SE745664

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Firby is a village in the civil parish of Westow, in North Yorkshire, England, {{convert|4|mi|0}} south west of Malton.

Firby was historically a township in the parish of Westow{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12583|title=History of Firby, in Ryedale and East Riding|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=8 December 2023}} in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Westow GENUKI website. East Riding of Yorkshire.] It became a separate civil parish in 1866. On 1 April 1935 the civil parish was enlarged when the civil parish of Kirkham was abolished and merged into it.{{cite vob|name=Firby Tn/CP|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10424781#tab02|accessdate=20 October 2018}} In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire, and when the civil parish of Firby was abolished on 1 April 1986 it rejoined the parish of Westow.{{Cite web|url=https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/12097/ryedale-parishes-order-1985.pdf|title=The Ryedale (Parishes) Order 1985|accessdate=28 August 2019|archive-date=23 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223044900/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/12097/ryedale-parishes-order-1985.pdf|url-status=dead}} In 1971 the parish had a population of 40.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10424781/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Firby CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=8 December 2023}}

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Firby Hall is a Grade II listed building, built in the 18th century and now divided into flats.{{NHLE |num=1316024 |accessdate=20 October 2018}}