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West Kirby (/ wɛst ˈkɜːrbi /) is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. In the north west of the Wirral Peninsula and at the mouth of the River Dee, the town is contiguous with Hoylake and historically within Cheshire.
The name West Kirby is of Viking origin, originally Kirkjubyr, meaning 'village with a church'. The form with the modifier "West" exists to distinguish it from the other town of the same name in Wirral: Kirkby-in-Walea (now the modern town of Wallasey).
Nov 12, 2012 · About West KirbyWest Kirby gets its name from the Vikings who called it Kirkjubyr which means village with a church. It is tagged with ‘West’ to distinguish it from another town in the Wirral, Kirby-in-Walea, which is now known as Wallasey.
Apr 30, 2021 · West Kirby has a history which predates the Roman invasion circa 2000 AD and is one of the oldest settlements in Wirral. The story begins four thousand years ago, at a time when the hill overlooking the Dee was of importance to the early Bronze Age inhabitants of the Wirral.
West Kirby & Hilbre Island. Hilbre: Hildeburgheye (1388) Hildeberg’s island. From Old English personal name Hildeburg (female), it may have been that the monastery on the island was dedicated to St Hildeburgh. eg: Hilburghee 1521; Hilbree 1538; Elborough 1891. West Kirby: Cherchebia (1081).
May 29, 2021 · Back inland, the town of West Kirby itself is thought to be one of the oldest settlements in Wirral, predating the Roman invasion.
Kirby was conceived by Masahiro Sakurai, a video game designer then under HAL Laboratory's employment when designing a game for Nintendo's Game Boy. He was originally created as a blob placeholder sprite for the game, originally titled "Twinkle Popo" (ティンクル・ポポ Tinkuru Popo).
