Kirkby Moorside, Church Street 1951
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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and friend of Charles II, was brought to Kirbymoorside after falling from his horse whilst out hunting. He was taken to a house where he later died of his injuries; it is now known as Buckingham House.

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A Selection of Memories from Kirkbymoorside

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Kirkbymoorside

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I do not have memories here, but my Great and Great Great Grandparents are from Yorkshire. I have a photo of my Gr Gr Grandmother, Mary Salton, wife of Fletcher Salton. The photo is of her tomb stone. On the back it says taken in Yorkshire in 1893. She was born in Quebec, Canada in 1824, died 1893. Fletcher Salton was born 1823-1899. Samuel Salton, my Gr Grandfather born West Hartlepool in 1848 died in London, Canada in 1934 were I lived my whole life.
My father Clifford Egan passed away at 80 years old on the 27th July last year, 2010. He was brought up in Kirbymoorside and had wanted to return there for a visit for many years, but due to ill health he didn't make it back. I know from family records that his mother Florence Egan and father John Egan ran a shop in the town at Dale End, there are now new houses built on this site. If anybody has a photo of the ...see more