Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BILHAM

BILHAM, a township in Hooton-Pagnell parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 6½ miles WNW of Donaster. It includes Bilham-row hamlet; and yields coal, lime, and fine sand for foundries. Acres, 518. Real property, £1,224. Pop., 68. Houses, 14. Bilham House here commands an extensive and brilliant view.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Bilham Parish       Hooton Pagnell Parish       Yorkshire Ancient County
Place: Bilham

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