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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hillam like this:
HILLAM, a township in Monk-Frystone parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the North Midland railway, 4 miles N of Ferrybridge. Acres, 1, 660. Real property, £2, 233. Pop., 319. Houses, 77. Hillam Hall is a fine Tudor mansion. Limestone is largely quarried. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Hillam is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hillam itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hillam, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12906
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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