Birdsall, North Yorkshire
Birdsall is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 180, increasing to 343 at the 2011 Census. The village is about four miles south of Malton and the parish also includes the village of North Grimston.
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St Mary's Church, Birdsall
It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, between 1974 and 2023 it was part of the Ryedale district. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Birdsall House
Birdsall House is the seat of Baron Middleton. Thomas Willoughby (1694–1742), brother of Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton, married Elizabeth Sotheby of Birdsall, and their son Henry inherited the barony and Willoughby estates in Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire from his cousin in 1781.
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Church of All Hallows and Cross
The ruins of the ancient church of All Hallows and Cross stand adjacent to Birdsall House. The present St Mary's Church was built in 1824 at the expense of Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton.
See also
References
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Birdsall Parish (1170217217)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Birdsall Parish (1543510525)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Old Ruined Church of All Hallows and Cross (Grade II) (1149108)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External links
Media related to Birdsall, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons