Hillam is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Selby District Selby District is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby. The Local Authority had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost distri ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, England. The village is closely linked to

Monk Fryston Monk Fryston is a small village and civil parish in the Selby (district), Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. History and overview The ''Dictionary of Briti ...

, although both villages maintain separate parish councils. According to the

2011 UK census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...

the population of Hillam parish was 720 and the number of households was 277. The village was historically part of the

West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...

until 1974.

History

The oldest record which names the village is dated 963 AD. It records a grant of land in

Sherburn-in-Elmet Sherburn in Elmet (pronounced ) is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, west of Selby and south of Tadcaster. It was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It is one o ...

and nearby settlements by King Eadgar to Aelsac as a reward for goods and services. The land granted in Hillam is described as, "on Hillum tyesra oxena gang" meaning "in Hillam two oxgangs". An

oxgang An oxgang or bovate ( ang, oxangang; da, oxgang; gd, damh-imir; lat-med, bovāta) is an old land measurement formerly used in Scotland and England as early as the 16th century sometimes referred to as an oxgait. It averaged around 20 English a ...

was the related to the amount of land an ox could plough in a year and is roughly equated to 15 acres. 20180722_115045_HIllam_Village_Sign_in_Hillam_Square

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Heritage

The National Heritage List For England, compiled by

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, lists ten Grade II

listed buildings In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

including one Grade II

milestone A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to so ...

in Hillam.

Village features

The village is served by a

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

, the Cross Keys, winner of

Leeds City Council Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of l ...

Business in Bloom Gold award in 2007 and Yorkshire in Bloom Gold Award in 2007. The Ring Tree is lit at Christmas and local children gather to enjoy a Christmas celebration each year. Due to disease the flowering horse-chestnut tree was felled in May 2016 and replaced with a

whitebeam The whitebeams are members of the family Rosaceae, comprising subgenus ''Aria'' (or, according to some authorities, its own genus) of genus ''Sorbus'', and hybrids involving species of this subgenus and members of subgenera ''Sorbus'', ''Torminar ...

tree in November 2016. Hillam Historians restored the village pump in Hillam Square during 2006. Hillam Square retains its

red telephone box The red telephone box, a telephone kiosk for a public telephone designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, is a familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom, Malta, Bermuda and Gibraltar. Despite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, ...

. In spring 2017 a defibrillator was installed.

Transport

Hillam is situated just over 6 miles west of the market town of

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

. It lies 2 miles east of the

A1(M) A1(M) is the designation given to a series of four separate motorway sections in England. Each section is an upgrade to a section of the A1, a major north–south road which connects London, the capital of England, with Edinburgh, the capit ...

motorway junction 42, and 4 miles north of the M62 junction 33, at

Ferrybridge Ferrybridge is a village in West Yorkshire, England. Ferrybridge lies at a historically important crossing of the River Aire which borders the North Yorkshire village of Brotherton. It is linked to other communities by the A1, which follows t ...

. The

A63 road The A63 is a major road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Kingston upon Hull. A section between North Cave and Hull forms the eastward continuation of the M62 motorway and is part of the unsigned Euroroute E20. Leeds – Howden The ...

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

to Selby, runs parallel to the northern boundary of the parish. The Dearne Valley Line passes to the west of Hillam. There is a

level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...

known as Hillam Gates. The spot is popular with railway enthusiasts.Hillam – Trainspots
/ref> Hillam Pump

Community

''Hillam News'', the village magazine, is distributed to each household every two months. ''Hillam News'' gives details of recent and forthcoming events, news, comment, current affairs and a precis of Hillam Parish Council meeting minutes. Community activities are supported by the ''Monk Fryston and Hillam Community Association''. Cultural, educational and social community activities are held at the Community Centre and Village Children's Playground. Primary education needs are served by Monk Fryston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. The school has 198 pupils between 4 and 11 years of age. The original primary school building still remains as housing whilst the new primary school is located on what was the school field. The parish church is St Wilfrid's Church, Monk Fryston (Church of England).

Sport

Hillam has a successful cricket team which competes in the Yorkshire Premier League Division 4 (1st XI) and 5 (2nd XI). Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club's ground is noted for a tree at the boundary. Cricket has been played in Hillam over 100 years, and is very much a community activity, with all ages representing both teams. As of September 2022, there are two junior cricket teams, Under 11's and Under 13's. Next to the cricket field is Monk Fryston football club, which has teams for all ages. Hillam Pond, known locally as the ''Brick Pond'', is located to the west of the village. It holds a variety of coarse fish including

carp Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...

perch Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...

, common roach,

eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

bream Bream ( ) are species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including ''Abramis'' (e.g., ''A. brama'', the common bream), ''Acanthopagrus'', '' Argyrops'', ''Blicca'', '' Brama'', ''Chilotilapia'', '' Etelis'', ''Lepo ...

and

tench The tench or doctor fish (''Tinca tinca'') is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also ...

Tour de Yorkshire

The

2016 Tour de Yorkshire The 2016 Tour de Yorkshire was a three-day cycling stage race took place in Yorkshire from the 29 April to the 1 May 2016, It was the second edition of the Tour de Yorkshire and was organised by Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisa ...

passed through Hillam on Saturday 30 April 2016. The 135.5 km route between

Otley Otley is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically a part of the West Ridi ...

and

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

was raced by both the men's and women's teams. The 2016 Women's Tour de Yorkshire raced through mid-morning and finally Stage 2 of the men's race swept through the village mid-afternoon.

Gallery

File:Hillam Square 20180722 110758.jpg, Hillam Square 2018 File:Hillam Lights.jpg, Hillam Lights 2009 File:054 Hillam.jpg, Tour de Yorkshire 2016 File:Hillam Pond July 10.jpg, Hillam Pond

References

External links

Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School

Hillam and Monk Fryston Cricket Club

Hillam News

St Wilfrid's Church, Monk Fryston

Monk Fryston and Hillam Community Association

Film of Hillam in the 1950s

Hillam Parish Council minutes

Tour de Yorkshire 2016

Hillam Parish Council
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