Kirkby Overblow: what to know before moving day
The name gives away the village's age. It is in the Domesday Book as Cherchebi, the settlement by the church, and Overblow comes from Oreblow, a nod to iron smelting here. All Saints' Church, first built in the 14th century and largely rebuilt between 1774 and 1804, is the centre, and the Church of England primary school is linked to it. The parish has 21 listed buildings, among them the Old Hall, a timber-framed house encased in stone in the 17th century, Low Hall, a six-bay gritstone house of the late 17th century, the Old Rectory and Rectory Cottages.
There is a bus stop but no railway station and no post office. The Shoulder of Mutton, with its large beer garden, is the pub; the Star and Garter has closed. Around the centre OpenStreetMap names Swindon Lane, Barrowby Lane, Follifoot Lane and Walton Head Lane, with smaller residential streets such as Orchard Lane, Jasper Lane and Wharfe View. If your house has a long drive or a narrow gateway, mention it when you describe the access.
How the van gets to Kirkby Overblow
From Bradford the A658 runs past Leeds Bradford Airport to Pool and Huby and on towards Harrogate, and the A61 Harrogate Road runs north from Leeds over Harewood Bridge, built in 1729, towards the village. The last stretch is on country lanes such as Swindon Lane and Barrowby Lane. Give the postcode for outlying houses, since the parish reaches south to Dunkeswick.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 40 to 50 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Also covered around Kirkby Overblow
Dunkeswick.
Services for Kirkby Overblow
Each service below links to its Harrogate page, which covers how the job works in and around Harrogate.
Kirkby Overblow: questions before you book
Why does a Dunkeswick address come under Kirkby Overblow?
Because Dunkeswick was moved from Harewood in West Yorkshire into the Kirkby Overblow parish in 1992. For a house there, give the full postcode rather than just the village.
Did Kirkby Overblow parish once include Rigton and Sicklinghall?
Yes. The ancient parish took in Rigton, Sicklinghall, Stainburn and Kearby with Netherby, and each became a civil parish of its own in 1866. Today the village deals with North Yorkshire Council, as the old Harrogate borough went in 2023.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HG3 1HD is in Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Kirkby Overblow
- Kirkby Overblow (Wikipedia): between Wetherby and Harrogate, west of Sicklinghall, All Saints' Church and CE primary school, Dunkeswick 2 miles south-west and transferred from Harewood in 1992, Cherchebi, Oreblow and iron smelting, bus stop but no station or post office, Shoulder of Mutton with large beer garden, Star and Garter closed, Borough of Harrogate abolished 2023
- Listed buildings in Kirkby Overblow (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 21 listed buildings, All Saints' Church 14th century rebuilt 1774-1804, Old Hall timber-framed encased in stone, Low Hall late 17th century six bays, Old Rectory, Rectory Cottages, Harewood Bridge of 1729 carrying Harrogate Road (A61) over the Wharfe
- A658 road (Wikipedia): Bradford, Leeds Bradford Airport, Pool in Wharfedale, Huby, Harrogate
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Swindon Lane, Barrowby Lane, Follifoot Lane, Walton Head Lane, Orchard Lane, Jasper Lane, Wharfe View, All Saints, All Saints CE School, Shoulder of Mutton