St Mary’s Church, Birkin
St Mary's Church is the parish church of Birkin, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, and survives largely intact from the period.Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Birkin, Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Mary”, “house of worship”, and “St Mary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Edmund King and Martyr, Kellington and Knottingley Town Hall.
Church of St Edmund King and Martyr, Kellington
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Edmund King and Martyr, Kellington, is a grade I listed 12th century church in the village of Kellington, North Yorkshire, England. Excavations at the site have revealed the 14th century tomb related to the Knights Templar, and in the 1990s, the foundations of the church were underpinned because of possible subsidence effects from the nearby Kellingley Colliery. Church of St Edmund King and Martyr, Kellington is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Mary’s Church, Birkin.
Knottingley Town Hall
Town hall
Knottingley Town Hall is a municipal building in Weeland Road, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, England. The structure, which served as the headquarters of Knottingley Urban District Council, now operates as a community centre. Knottingley Town Hall is situated 2½ miles southwest of St Mary’s Church, Birkin.
Kellingley Colliery
Mine
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kellingley Colliery, known affectionately as the 'Big K', was a deep coal mine in North Yorkshire, England, 3.6 miles east of Ferrybridge power station. Kellingley Colliery is situated 2 miles south of St Mary’s Church, Birkin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beal and Kellington.
Beal
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beal is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire, 3.5 miles north-east of Knottingley, 8 miles south-west of Selby, and 21 miles south of York.
Kellington
Village
Photo: Simon Dean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kellington is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, on the banks of the River Aire. Situated almost equidistant between the towns of Pontefract and Selby, the village dates back to at least the 11th century when it was listed in the Domesday Book. Kellington is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Mary’s Church, Birkin.
Knottingley
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knottingley is a town in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire and the old A1 road before it was bypassed as the A1. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 13,503, increasing to 13,710 for the City of Wakefield ward at the 2011 Census. Knottingley is situated 2½ miles southwest of St Mary’s Church, Birkin.
St Mary’s Church, Birkin
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Birkin, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.73242° or 53° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.19754° or 1° 11′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5WPRJ2+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 868825030OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17526371
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In Other Languages
“St Mary’s Church, Birkin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة سانت ماري”
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