Birdforth
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. A school was built in 1875 but closed in 1961.Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.Geography
The nearest settlements to the village are Hutton Sessay to the north-west; Carlton Husthwaite to the north-east and Thormanby to the south. Birdforth Beck, which flows at the south end of the village, is part of the tributary system of the River Swale.The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 42.