Kirkby Malzeard

Kirkby Malzeard
The market cross at Kirkby Malzeard, the village was the site of a market for around 700 years
Kirkby Malzeard is located in North Yorkshire
Kirkby Malzeard
Kirkby Malzeard
Location within North Yorkshire
Population887 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE230743
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRIPON
Postcode districtHG4
Dialling code01765
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°09′51″N 1°38′52″W / 54.16425°N 1.64789°W / 54.16425; -1.64789

Kirkby Malzeard (/ˈkɜːrbi ˈmælzərd/)[2] is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. There has been a creamery in the village making Wensleydale cheese for almost 100 years, first owned by Mrs Mason, then Kit Calvert, of Hawes, subsequently the Milk Marketing Board and more recently it was acquired by the Wensleydale Creamery.[3]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kirkby Malzeard Parish (E04007368)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (1983), Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-212976-7
  3. ^ "Wensleydale Creamery: History and Heritage". Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2011.