page_title: Kirby Hill, Richmondshire
section_title: Grammar school
hierarchical_section_title: Kirby Hill, Richmondshire / Grammar school
caption_attribution_description: English: The Old Grammar School, Kirby Hill (Kirby Ravensworth), Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, in snow. Built in 1556, extended in 1706 and closed in 1957.
context_page_description: Kirby Hill, historically also known as Kirby-on-the-Hill, is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is about 1 mile south of Ravensworth and about 4 miles northwest of the town of Richmond.
  The parish population is about 60, remaining less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Information regarding the population is now included in the parish of Gayles.
  In 1866 Kirby Hill, until then a township in the parish of Kirkby Ravensworth, was made a separate civil parish.
  In 1859 the centre of the village green featured "a beautiful spring", which continued to be used by residents until at least 1932. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described Kirby Hill as "a perfect village, but... also... exceptional".
context_section_description: Dr John Dakyn was a vicar of Kirby Ravensworth in the 16th century. He left a legacy to found a grammar school in the village. It was built in 1556 and enlarged in 1706.
  Notable alumni of the school include Matthew Hutton (1693–1758), who was born here and was made Archbishop of Canterbury in 1757, the astronomer William Lax (1761–1836) and the antiquarian and topographer James Raine (1791–1858).
  The school closed in 1957, just a year after its 400th anniversary, and the building is now a private house. It is a Grade II* listed building.
caption: The Old Grammar School
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