Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 54.063930
longitude= -0.379342
official_name= Kilham
population= 1,010 (2001 census)
civil_parish= Kilham
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england= East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= East Yorkshire
post_town= DRIFFIELD
postcode_district = YO25
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01262
os_grid_reference= TA061643

Kilham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about Convert|5|mi|km|lk=on north-east of Driffield town centre.

According to the 2001 UK census, Kilham parish had a population of 1,010.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790988&c=Kilham&d=16&e=15&g=390774&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211049784122&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Kilham CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-17
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

Kilham was once an important market town in the Yorkshire Wolds, bigger and more important than Driffield at one time. It held annual trading fairs and had a large number of businesses and a considerable population. The town declined in size and status following the building of the Driffield Navigation, which took trade away from Kilham to nearby Driffield.

At one time there were six schools in the village, but only one now remains, Kilham C. of E. primary school.

All Saints Church stands on a rise in a commanding position. It is a Norman church with some interesting carvings in the walls of its massive tower. The doorway is adorned with exquisite chevron mouldings from the 17th century. The church hosts an annual flower festival which attracts many people.

Outside the church can be found an old tethering ring in a stone block - a reminder of the cattle trade which once took place in the village. There is also a cast-iron water pump opposite All Saints, another reminder of days gone by.

David Byas, the former Yorkshire cricket captain, was born in Kilham.

Other villages near Kilham:
Ruston Parva (Convert|1|mi|km|lk=off)*, Harpham (Convert|2|mi|km|lk=off), Lowthorpe (Convert|2|mi|km|lk=off), Nafferton (Convert|2|mi|km|lk=off), Burton Agnes (Convert|3|mi|km|lk=off), Rudston (Convert|3|mi|km|lk=off), Thwing (Convert|3|mi|km|lk=off), Little Driffield (Convert|4|mi|km|lk=off), Driffield (Convert|4|mi|km|lk=off), Burton Fleming (Convert|5|mi|km|lk=off), Carnaby (Convert|5|mi|km|lk=off), Foston on the Wolds (Convert|5|mi|km|lk=off), Boynton (Convert|5|mi|km|lk=off), Fraisthorpe (Convert|5|mi|km|lk=off).
* *Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

References

External links

* [http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_kilham.htm Driffield.co.uk] - The Villages of the Yorkshire Wolds, Kilham.
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Kilham/Kilham34.html GENUKI: Kilham Parish information from Pigot's 1834.]
* [http://www.ukmills.com/pages/moredetail.asp?id=6523 UKMills] - UK Mills - Kilham Windmill, East Yorkshire.
* [http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/1898.htm Windmillworld] - Kilham Windmill, East Yorkshire.