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{{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 (district)|North Yorkshire]]
| lieutenancy_england = [[North Yorkshire]]
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [[Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)|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 less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are included in the civil parish of [[Long Marston, North Yorkshire]]. The village is 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 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|origyear=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 district of [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]], 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 | OS Tools & Support }}</ref>

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

==Religion==
[[File:Birdforth Chapel.jpg|thumb|St Mary's Church, Birdforth]]
[[St Mary's Church, Birdforth]] is a [[Listed building#England and Wales|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]]

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire]]

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Birdforth - Revision history

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