Birdforth Wapentake

Birdforth Wapentake shown within the North Riding and Yorkshire

Birdforth is a wapentake in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It had a population of 18,481 in 2011. It is bounded by Allertonshire to the north; by Ryedale to the east; by Bulmer to the south; and by Hallikeld and East Gilling to the west.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

• Ampleforth (Ampleforth Birdforth)^*
• Cowesby
• Coxwold
• Cundall (Fawdington)^†
• Felixkirk
• Hawnby
• Husthwaite
• Kilburn
• Kirby Knowle
• Kirkby Wiske (Newsham with Breckenbrough)^‡
• Leake (part)^§
• North Otterington (Thornton-le-Moor)^§
• Old Byland
• Over Silton
• Sessay (Hutton Sessay, part)^§
• Skelling Ings (ex. par.)
• South Kilvington
• South Otterirngton
• Thirkleby
• Thirsk
• Topcliffe (part)^†
• Whitestone Cote (ex. par.)

^*: Ampleforth St Peter township in Ryedale.
^†: Remainder in Hallikeld.
^‡: Remainder in East Gilling.
^§: Remainder in Allertonshire.