Miles Atkinson

Miles Atkinson (28 September 1741 – 6 February 1811) was an English Anglican clergyman. He was one of the mid-century evangelicals in Yorkshire.

Biography Atkinson was born on 28 September 1741 in Ledsham, Yorkshire, England, to the Reverend Christopher Atkinson, rector of Thorp Arch. His younger brother was the poet William Atkinson.

Atkinson was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon on 18 March 1764 and as a priest on 25 May 1766. He was also responsible for construction of St Paul's vicarage in 1790.

In April 1768, Atkinson married Mary Kenion. Together, they had at least two sons.

Atkinson died on 6 February 1811. He was buried at St Paul's Church, Leeds.

Works Atkinson published several pulpit discourses, and a collection of his Practical Sermons was published at London in two volumes, 1812.