Kirkbymoorside

Business Opportunities
Many skilled and inventive people and businesses would like to live and work in Kirkbymoorside with its combination of quality lifestyle, excellent services and accessibility to potential markets. There will be opportunity created by the massive investments in sustainable tourism projects in Dalby Forest and around Helmsley. There are other initiatives including the Sustainable Tourism Project, This Exploited Land and a range of cycling strategies, all championed by the North York Moors National Park and other local authorities. 

 Business Through the Ages

In 1890 it was noted, “The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agricultural pursuits, and in the manufacture of agricultural implements. There are also iron and brass foundries, brick and tile works, flour mills, a brewery, malthouses, and rope walks. Windsor chairs are made, and sent to various parts of the country. Near the town are limestone and freestone quarries and coal mines.” Such a mix of industries has been typical of Kirkbymoorside throughout its history.