{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|54.17751|-1.25761|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Birdforth | static_image_name = The Corner Cupboard, Birdforth - geograph.org.uk - 1522034.jpg | static_image_caption = The Corner Cupboard, Birdforth | population = 13 | civil_parish = Birdforth | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton | post_town = YORK | postcode_district = YO61 4 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE485557 }}

'''Birdforth''' is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 13. The population remained below 100 at the 2011 Census, with details included in the civil parish of Long Marston, North Yorkshire. The village lies on the A19 road, about six miles south of Thirsk.

==History== Birdforth was also the name of one of the wapentakes, or subdivisions, of the North Riding of Yorkshire, which covered the area around the whole village.<ref>[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp1-2 The Wapentake of Birdforth]. British History Online. Accessed 14 February 2024.</ref> A school was built in 1875 but closed in 1961.<ref name="Bulmers">{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |page=722|year=2002|orig-date=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}}</ref>

==Governance== The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

==Geography== The nearest settlements to the village are Hutton Sessay {{convert|0.8|mi}} to the north-west; Carlton Husthwaite {{convert|0.9|mi}} to the north-east and Thormanby {{convert|0.7|mi}} to the south. Birdforth Beck, which flows at the south end of the village, is part of the tributary system of the River Swale.<ref name="Survey">{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support &#124; OS Tools & Support }}</ref>

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 42.<ref name="Bulmers"/>

==Religion== thumb|St Mary's Church, Birdforth St Mary's Church, Birdforth is a grade II listed Norman church; it was partly rebuilt in 1585, but is no longer in use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-332859-church-of-st-mary-birdforth-north-yorksh|title=Church of St Mary|accessdate=29 December 2012| website=British Listed Buildings}}</ref>

==See also== *Listed buildings in Birdforth

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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire

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