▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁county ▁of ▁North ▁York shire ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁A 1 ( M ) ▁motor way . ▁Kirk ling ton ▁forms ▁the ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Kirk ling ton - c um - U ps land ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Ham ble ton . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁UK ▁Census ▁was ▁ 2 0 4 , ▁ 3 1 5 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁and ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁ 2 2 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁The ▁village ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁Richmond ▁( Y ork s ) ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁constitu ency . ▁It ▁also ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁Bed ale ▁elect oral ▁division ▁of ▁North ▁York shire ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Tan field ▁w ard ▁of ▁Ham ble ton ▁District ▁Council . ▁ ▁History ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁evidence ▁of ▁Roman ▁occupation ▁around ▁the ▁village , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁white - ware ▁bur ial ▁at ▁the ▁Lady ▁well , ▁a ▁stretch ▁of ▁He al am ▁Beck , ▁behind ▁the ▁Hall . ▁Also ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁A 1 ( M ), ▁at ▁He al am ▁Bridge ▁lie ▁buried ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁D ere ▁Street ▁fort , ▁almost ▁entirely ▁pl ough ed ▁away . ▁Just ▁beyond ▁the ▁village ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁lies ▁' C amp ▁Hill ', ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁an ▁iron ▁age ▁camp . ▁ ▁Kirk ling ton ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in