Hillam

Hillam is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England.

Hillam

Cross Keys Hillam
Hillam
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE505285
Civil parish
  • Hillam
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEEDS
Postcode districtLS25
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

The village is closely linked to Monk Fryston, although both villages maintain separate parish councils. According to the 2011 UK census the population of Hillam parish was 720 and the number of households was 277.[1]

The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[2]

History

The oldest record which names the village is dated 963 AD.[3] It records a grant of land in Sherburn-in-Elmet 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".[4] An oxgang was the related to the amount of land an ox could plough in a year and is roughly equated to 15 acres.

Hillam Square. Grid Ref SE508288

Heritage

The National Heritage List For England, compiled by English Heritage, lists ten Grade ll listed buildings including one grade ll milestone in Hillam.[5]

Village features

The village is served by a public house, The Cross Keys, winner of Leeds City Council Business in Bloom Gold award in 2007[6] and Yorkshire in Bloom Gold Award in 2007.[7]

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 tree in November 2016. Hillam Historians[8] restored the village pump in Hillam Square during 2006.[9]

Hillam Square retains its red telephone box. In spring 2017 a defibrillator was installed.

Transport

Hillam is situated just over 6 miles west of the market town of Selby. It lies 2 miles east of the A1(M) motorway junction 42, and 4 miles north of the M62 junction 33, at Ferrybridge. The A63 road, Leeds to Selby, runs parallel to the northern boundary of the parish.

The York and North Midland Railway passes to the west of Hillam. There is a level crossing known as Hillam Gates. The spot is popular with railway enthusiasts.[10]

The pump in Hillam Square

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 Parish Church is St Wilfrid's Church, Monk Fryston (Church of England).

Sport

Hillam has a successful Cricket team which competes in the Wetherby League Divisions 2 and 4. 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.

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, Perch, Common Roach, Eel, Bream and Tench.

Tour de Yorkshire

The 2016 Tour de Yorkshire passed through Hillam on Saturday 30 April 2016. The 135.5 km route between Otley and Doncaster 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.

  • Hillam Square 2018
  • Hillam Lights 2009
  • Tour de Yorkshire 2016
  • Hillam Pond

References
  1. "Neighbourhood Statistics – Area: Hillam CP". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. "History of Hillam, in Selby and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. Farrer, William (1914). Early Yorkshire Charters Vol 1. Edinburgh: Ballantyne, Hanson and Co. Edinburgh. p. 19.
  4. Farrer, William (1914). Early Yorkshire Charters Vol 1. Edinburgh: Ballantyne, Hanson and Co. Edinburgh. p. 20.
  5. "The National Heritage List for England". English Heritage. 12 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  6. "Well done business in bloom winners" (PDF) (Press release). Leeds City Council. October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  7. "Results 2007" (PDF) (Press release). Yorkshire in Bloom. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  8. Hillam Historians (2004). Hillam: a village remembered: selected findings of Hillam Historians. Hillam Historians. p. 119. ISBN 1-903833-69-8.
  9. "Water relief as pump restored". Selby Times. 28 July 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  10. Hillam – Trainspots
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