Kilburn, North Yorkshire

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Kilburn
Kilburn, North Yorkshire (North Yorkshire)
Kilburn, North Yorkshire

Kilburn shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE512797
District Hambleton
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO61
Dialling code 01347
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Vale of York
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°12′36″N 1°12′50″W / 54.21, -1.214

Kilburn is a small village in North Yorkshire, England that is known for two reasons: the White Horse, and the Mouseman.

Visitor centre for Thompson's "Mouseman" furniture in High Kilburn
Visitor centre for Thompson's "Mouseman" furniture in High Kilburn

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.

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