Birkin

Birkin
Birkin
	Main street, Birkin
	Birkin Location within North Yorkshire
Population	141 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE530268
Civil parish	Birkin;
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNOTTINGLEY
Postcode district	WF11
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°44′07″N 1°11′49″W / 53.73528°N 1.19694°W

Birkin is a village and civil parish in the south-west of the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is north of the River Aire, near Beal, North Yorkshire. The closest town is Knottingley, in West Yorkshire, 4 miles (6 km) to the south-west. The parish had a population of 146 at the 2001 census, which fell to 141 at the 2011 census.^[1] Until 1974, it was part of the West Riding district of Yorkshire.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "History of Birkin, in Selby and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

Birkin
Main street, Birkin
Birkin Location within North Yorkshire
Population	141 (2011 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE530268
Civil parish	Birkin
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNOTTINGLEY
Postcode district	WF11

Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°44′07″N 1°11′49″W / 53.73528°N 1.19694°W / 53.73528; -1.19694