page_title: Birkin
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Birkin / History
caption_attribution_description: English: St Mary's parish church, Birkin, North Yorkshire, seen from south-southeast
context_page_description: 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 to the south-west. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 146, falling to 141 at the census 2011.
context_section_description: Birkin is recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Birchinge', this and the present name indicate that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area of birch trees. The village church of St Mary's is a Grade I listed building and the village was the birthplace of the political philosopher Thomas Hill Green in 1836.
  The Tour de Yorkshire passed through Birkin on the second stage (Otley to Doncaster) of the 2016 race.
  Birkin has two lakes east of the village that are used for public fishing. There is also a tea room.
caption: St Mary's Church, Birkin
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