258 KIRBY-MISPERTOSr. 



ton 50, and % ton 2 1 2 ; total 809. The situation 

 of the village is pleasant, having a commanding 

 prospect of the delightful vale of Pickering. 



The original part of the church is very ancient, 

 which is perceived by the numerous fragments of 

 carved stones inserted in the modern walls, with the 

 sculptured parts properly adjusted, for the gratifi- 

 cation of those who are interested in the relics of 

 antiquity. These fragments are to be seen on the 

 outside of the chancel, on the north and east parts 

 of it. In the north wall is one more interesting than 

 the others ; it is part of an inscription on an oblong 

 stone, which probably is a fragment of a monument. 

 The characters appear to be saxon,but some of them 

 are effaced. The church consists of a chancel, nave, 

 and south aisle. The arches in the interior of the 

 fabric are in the pointed gothic style, as is the front 

 entrance ; and the interior is ornamented with a fine 

 octagon font. The chancel of the church was rebuilt 

 by Dr. Conyers ; and the walls are embossed with 

 several handsome monuments. On the north of it 

 are two to the memory of some branches of the 

 Blumberg family ; one to the last possessor of the 

 estate in this parish, now belonging to the present 

 Dr. Blumberg. The former monument tells us that 

 " William Blumberg, Esq., of Kirby-over-carr, in 

 the county of York, departed this life on the 6th 

 day of September, 1774, in the SSthyear of hisage/ 

 The other is to the memory of Ursula Blumberg, 

 widow of the Rev. William Nicholas Blumberg, 

 rector of Fulham, in Middlesex, and mother of the 

 late William Blumberg, Esq., of Kirby-over-carr; 

 died Jan. 29th, 1783, aged 73. 



