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Irby
Irby may refer to: People * Irby (given name), a list of people * Irby (surname), a list of people Places * Irby, Merseyside, England, a village * Irby, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Irby, Washington, United States, an unincorporated community * Irby in the Marsh, Lincolnshire, England * Irby upon Humber, Lincolnshire, England Other uses * "Irby", the tune to Once in Royal David's City written by Henry Gauntlett See also * Irbyville {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irby, Merseyside
Irby () is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in Merseyside, England. The village covers an area of 20 square kilometres. To the north of Irby lies the associated Hamlet (place), hamlet of Irby Hill. It is part of the Greasby, Frankby and Irby (ward), Greasby, Frankby and Irby Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is within the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. According to the 2001 United Kingdom census, 2001 census, Irby had a population of 6,110, By the time of the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census a separate statistic for Irby was no longer maintained. However, the total population of Greasby, Frankby and Irby Ward was 13,991. History The name Irby ''(Iri býr)'' is of Viking origin, meaning "farmstead or settlement of the Irish people, Irish". It is derived from the Old Norse words ''Íri'' (Irishman) and ''bȳ'' (a farmstead or settlement). Historically, the name has been spelt as ''Irreby'' (1096) and ''Ireby'' (1232). Other nearby towns and vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irby In The Marsh
Irby in the Marsh is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1195 road, geographically east from Spilsby and west from Skegness. Community Irby has a population of 150 inhabitants in 72 households. Village houses are situated on the B1195 Spilsby Road, Pinfold Lane, and along local lanes and bridleways. Most residential properties are detached and date from late 18th-century farms and cottages to late 20th-century bungalows and individual houses. There has been barn conversions, and early 21st-century new-build properties on Pinfold Lane. At the southern edge of the village is the previous Prince Albert public house, now a private house. Local recreation includes fishing, golf and cycling. The nearest local shops and public houses are at Burgh le Marsh, away by road. The small market towns of Spilsby, and Wainfleet All Saints lie in either direction along the B1195. Irby's small Grade II* listed Anglica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irby Upon Humber
Irby upon Humber or Irby-on-Humber is a small village and (as just Irby) a civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated on the A46 road, south-west of Laceby. Village population at the 2001 census was 124, increasing to 128 at the 2011 Census. The residence of the Bishop of Grimsby is at Irby. History The village shares part of its name with other places in England such as Irby in the Marsh and Irby, Merseyside. David Mills in ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'' gives the meaning of Irby as 'settlement or village of the Irish'. In the 11th-century Domesday Book, Irby's population of 11 villagers, 7 smallholders, 52 freemen, in over 70 households, was considered 'very large'. St Andrew's Church, with 12th-century nave features and a 13–14th-century tower, was built on the site of an earlier church mentioned in the Domesday record. Denzil Holles, a grandson of the Lord Mayor of London The Lord Mayor of London is the Mayors in Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irby (given Name)
Although more commonly a surname, Irby is also a given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Irby Brown (1928-2016) - American painter * Irby Curry (1894-1918) - American football quarterback * Irby Koffman (1899-1968) - American football coach * Edith Irby Jones (1927-2019) - American physician * Francis Irby Gwaltney (1921-1981) - American author * George Irby Redditt (1863-1953) - Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives See also * Irby (surname) - for people with the surname Irby {{given name English-language given names Given names Given names originating from a surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irby (surname)
Irby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Irby (1577–1610), English politician * Anthony Irby (died 1625) (1547-1625), English Master of Chancery, Recorder and MP of Boston * Anthony Irby (died 1682) (1605–1682), English Member of Parliament for Boston * Charles Irby, software architect * Charles Leonard Irby (1789-1845), explorer and writer, son of Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston * Edward Irby (1676–1718), English Member of Parliament * Ella Mae Irby (1923-2001), American artist * Florance Irby, 5th Baron Boston (1837-1877) * Fred Irby III, American jazz professor * Frederick Paul Irby (1779–1844), Royal Navy officer and son of Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston * Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston {1749-1825) * George Irby, 3rd Baron Boston (1777-1856) * George Irby, 4th Baron Boston (1802-1869) * George Irby, 6th Baron Boston (1860-1941) * Henry Irby (1807–1879), founder of Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia * Howard Irby (1836–1905 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irby, Virginia
Irby is an unincorporated community in Nottoway County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in Nottoway County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{NottowayCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irby, Washington
Irby is an unincorporated community in southern Lincoln County, Washington, United States, west of Odessa, north of State Route 28 on Irby Road. The BNSF Railway runs through the town. It was founded as a ranch A ranch (from /Mexican Spanish) is an area of landscape, land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of farm. These terms are most often ap ... in 1878 by John Irby. A post office called Irby was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1962. Geography Irby is located on Crab Creek. References External linksWashington State Department of Ecology water quality monitoring station 43A070: Crab Creek at Irby Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Washington {{LincolnCountyWA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once In Royal David's City
Once in Royal David's City is a Christmas carol originally written as a poem by Cecil Frances Alexander. The carol was first published in 1848 in her hymnbook ''Hymns for Little Children''. A year later, the English organist Henry Gauntlett discovered the poem and set it to music. History ''Hymns for Little Children'' was a collection of poems aimed to elucidate parts of the Apostles' Creed for use in Sunday schools or in the home; "Once in Royal David's City" told the story of the nativity of Jesus to illuminate "born of the Virgin Mary". Other well-known hymns in the collection included " All Things Bright and Beautiful" (on the subject of " maker of Heaven and Earth") and " There is a green hill far away" (on " Was crucified dead and buried"). Alexander was married to the Anglican clergyman William Alexander, who became Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, and after her death became Archbishop of Armagh. Her most famous poems are commemorated in a memorial window at St Columb's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gauntlett
Henry John Gauntlett (9 July 1805 in Wellington, Shropshire – 21 February 1876 in London) was an English organist and songwriter known in British music circles for his authorship of many hymns and other pieces for the organ. Biography Henry John Gauntlett was born in Britain on 9 July 1805, at Wellington, Shropshire. He became the organist at Olney church in Buckinghamshire, where his father Henry Gauntlett was then curate, and later vicar, at the age of nine. He was intended for a career in law, and he remained a lawyer until he was almost forty years of age, when he abandoned the profession and devoted himself to music. He was organist at a number of leading London churches, including All Saints Notting Hill and St Olave's in Tooley Street, Southwark from 1827 to 1846, where he designed a new grand organ which was built, installed and perfected to his satisfaction between 1844 and March 1846, and Union Chapel, Islington from 1852 to 1861. He was close friends with Fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
