Kirby, Ontario

Kirby
Location of Kirby in Ontario

Kirby is a rural hamlet located in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region in Ontario, Canada. On Highway 35/115, it is north of Orono, approximately a 45-minute drive east of Toronto. The community is named for Kirkby, North Yorkshire.[1]

Coordinates: 44°00′43″N 78°36′36″W / 44.012°N 78.610°W / 44.012; -78.610

Schools

Kirby Public School is the most popular school in the area. As of 2017, Kirby School will be absorbed by Orono public school. Its middle school and high school are notorious for having drug dealers and addicts attending.

References

  1. ↑ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 183. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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