Kirkby is a Scottish and 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 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 See also Kirby (disambiguation) Kirkjubæjarklaustur, a place name in Iceland with a parallel etymology and meaning