Kilburn, North Yorkshire

Kilburn, North Yorkshire

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Kilburn
latitude= 54.210
longitude= -1.214
population =
shire_district= Hambleton
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
shire_county = North Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= Vale of York
post_town= YORK
postcode_district = YO61
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01347
os_grid_reference= SE512797

Kilburn is a small village in North Yorkshire, England that is known for two reasons: the White Horse, and the Mouseman.The White Horse is a figure cut into the hillside to the north of the village, and visible for many miles around on a clear day.

The Mouseman is the trade-name of Robert (Mousey) Thompson, who manufactured furniture in English oak mainly for church use. His work is distinguished by a carving of a mouse somewhere on the piece. Examples can be seen on the wooden candlesticks in Westminster Abbey.

External links

* [http://www.yorkshirevisitor.com/exec/122514/6390/pcode=GBYTB0012X,database=twn_p_ytb North Yorkshire Tourist Board page on the Mouseman Visitor Center]
* [http://www.north-york-moors.com/kilburn.html Photo and brief details]
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