GENUKI: Birkin

The Ancient Parish of BIRKIN

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"BIRKIN, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberty of Pontefract (the seat of Thomas Toutill, Esq.) 4 miles NE. of Ferrybridge, 7 from Pontefract, 8 from Selby, 22 from York. Pop. 139. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Mary (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, £36. Patron, the Devisees of the late Rev. Thomas Wright."

"CHAPEL HADDLESEY, in the parish of Birkin, wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberty of Pontefract; 5 miles from Selby and Snaith, 7 from Ferrybridge. Pop. 199. Here is a Chapel of Ease to Birkin."

"EAST HADDLESEY, in the township of Chapel Haddlesey, and parish of Birkin, liberty of Pontefract; 5 miles from Selby and Snaith."

"HIRST COURTNEY, in the parish of Birkin, wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberty of Pontefract; 4 miles S. of Selby and 4 from Snaith, 9 from Pontefract. Pop. 145."

"SMITHALLS, a single house in the township and parish of Birkin; 1¾ miles from Ferry bridge."

"TEMPLE HIRST, in the parish of Birkin, wapentake of Barkston-Ash; 4 miles NW. of Snaith, 5 from Selby, 7 from Ferrybridge. Pop. 141."

"WEST HADDLESEY, in the parish of Birkin, wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberty of Pontefract; 5 miles from Selby, 6 from Ferrybridge; 8 from Pontefract. Pop. 293."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Mary's Church, Birkin (view 1).
- St. Mary's Church, Birkin (view 2).
- St. John the Baptist's Church, Chapel Haddlesey (view 1).
- St. John the Baptist's Church, Chapel Haddlesey (view 2).
- St. John's Chapel, Temple Hirst.
- The former Wesleyan Chapel, West Haddlesey, built 1856.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Birkin in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for East Haddlesey in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
The History of Birkin Church.

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Birkin.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, Yorkshire extracts.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SE523266) Park House

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- The City of York and District FHS
- Pontefract and District FHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

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