Birkin

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Birkin
Birkin
 Birkin shown within North Yorkshire
Population 141 
OS grid referenceSE530268
Civil parishBirkin
DistrictSelby
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KNOTTINGLEY
Postcode district WF11
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 53°44′07″N 1°11′49″W / 53.735390°N 1.196970°W / 53.735390; -1.196970

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 kilometres) to the south-west. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 146, falling to 141 at the census 2011.[1] Birkin was the birthplace of British philosopher Thomas Hill Green.

The name "Birkin" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area of birch trees.

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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