# Birdforth

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**Birdforth** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in the county of [North Yorkshire](/source/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](/source/Long_Marston,_North_Yorkshire). The village lies on the [A19 road](/source/A19_road), about six miles south of [Thirsk](/source/Thirsk).

## History

[Birdforth](/source/Birdforth_(wapentake)) was also the name of one of the [wapentakes](/source/Wapentakes), or subdivisions, of the [North Riding of Yorkshire](/source/North_Riding_of_Yorkshire), which covered the area around the whole village.[1] A school was built in 1875 but closed in 1961.[2]

## Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the [Hambleton District](/source/Hambleton_District). It is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council).

## Geography

The nearest settlements to the village are [Hutton Sessay](/source/Hutton_Sessay) 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the north-west; [Carlton Husthwaite](/source/Carlton_Husthwaite) 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the north-east and [Thormanby](/source/Thormanby) 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the south. Birdforth Beck, which flows at the south end of the village, is part of the tributary system of the [River Swale](/source/River_Swale).[3]

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 42.[2]

## Religion

[St Mary's Church, Birdforth](/source/St_Mary's_Church,_Birdforth) is a [grade II listed](/source/Listed_building#England_and_Wales) Norman church; it was partly rebuilt in 1585, but is no longer in use.[4]

## See also

- [Listed buildings in Birdforth](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Birdforth)

## References

1. [The Wapentake of Birdforth](https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp1-2). British History Online. Accessed 14 February 2024.

1. *Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890*. S&N Publishing. 2002. p. 722. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.

1. ["OpenData support | OS Tools & Support"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support)

1. ["Church of St Mary"](http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-332859-church-of-st-mary-birdforth-north-yorksh). *British Listed Buildings*. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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