Kirkby (disambiguation)

Kirkby is a northern English name of Scandinavian origin, meaning "church town". It may refer to:

Places in the United Kingdom

 * Kirkby, Merseyside
 * Kirkby, North Yorkshire
 * Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
 * Outwood Academy Kirkby
 * Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria
 * Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire
 * Kirkby on Bain, Lincolnshire
 * Kirkby Fleetham, North Yorkshire
 * Kirkby Ireleth, Cumbria
 * Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
 * Kirkby Malham, North Yorkshire
 * Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire
 * Kirkby Malzeard, North Yorkshire
 * Kirkby Moor, Cumbria
 * Kirkby Overblow, North Yorkshire
 * Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
 * Kirkby Thore, Cumbria
 * East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
 * South Kirkby & Moorthorpe, West Yorkshire
 * Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire

People

 * Bruce Kirkby (born 1968), Canadian adventurer
 * Elisabeth Kirkby (born 1921), Australian actress and politician
 * Dame Emma Kirkby (born 1949), British soprano singer
 * Geoffrey John Kirkby (1918-1998), British Royal Navy officer
 * Gordon Kirkby (born 1958), Canadian lawyer and politician
 * John Kirkby (died 1290), English ecclesiastic and statesman
 * Ollie Kirkby (1886–1964), American actress
 * Richard Kirkby (c1625-1681), English politician
 * Richard Kirkby (Royal Navy), English captain
 * Roger Kirkby (died 1709) (c. 1649–1709), English soldier and politician
 * Roger Kirkby (Royalist) (died 1643), English politician
 * Sophia Kirkby (born 2001), American luger
 * Sydney L. Kirkby (born 1933), Australian surveyor and Antarctic explorer
 * Tim Kirkby (born 1970), British film and television director

Other

 * Chestermere (Kirkby Field) Airport, Alberta, Canada
 * Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., a Canadian legal case
 * Kirkbie Kendal School, a Business and Enterprise College in Kendal, Cumbria, England