Hillam
| Hillam | |
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 Cross Keys Public House, Hillam |
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 Hillam
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| Hillam shown within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE505285 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS25 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Hillam is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England.
The village is very 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.
The oldest record which names the village is dated 963 AD. 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". 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 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.
The village is served by a public house, The Cross Keys, winner of Leeds City Council 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 tree in November 2016. Hillam Historians restored the village pump in Hillam Square during 2006.
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