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| Kilham Spring |
Kilham is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire which was once an important market place with a significant population. It lies on the Roman Road from York to Bridlington with a spring said to have had curative properties. [1] Roads lead from Kilham to Driffield, Bridlington, Rudston, Burton Fleming, Wold Newton and Langtoft.[2]
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| Church from East St. |
The Parish Church of All Saints dates to Norman times and was Grade 1 listed on 20 September 1966. [3]
In 1634 a Free Grammar School was founded by John, Lord Darcy of Aston to teach all boys in the parish Latin and Greek.
Kilham's importance began to decline with the opening of the Driffield Navigation in 1770 which connected the Wolds with Kingston upon Hull. By 1771moves were afoot by the landowner to enclose the land. [4] Edward Anderson, whose family moved to Kilham in about 1772 wrote in his poem twenty years later "But when the town of Kilham first I saw, Houses were built of clay and thatched in straw. What alteration in a little while! The houses now are mostly brick and tile." [5]
In 1801 a Meeting was held at Kilham to discuss the difficulties the poor had in affording flour at the meeting it was decided to take up a subscription for the purpose of building a mill in Kilham for the purposes of grinding corn at a cheap rate and in a fair manner. Major Topham would be president, with a committee of Peter Berriman, John Berriman, John Sharp, John Milner and Richard Hopper. Marmmaduke Prickett of Bridlington would be treasurer and the bankers were Sir Christopher Sykes and Mr Broadley. [6]
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| Kilham Mill |
1801 subscribers to Kilham Mill Project
Kilham, Yorkshire, England
| Name | Amount in £ |
| Peter Berriman | 100 |
| John Berriman | 100 |
| Friendly Society of Kilham | 100 |
| John Milner | 50 |
| John Sharp | 50 |
| J Milner Sen | 50 |
| Major Topham | 30 |
| Anthony Settrington | 30 |
| Richard Hopper | 30 |
| Thomas Eggleston | 30 |
| Thomas Lamplugh | 30 |
| Robert Prickett | 30 |
| Marmaduke Prickett of Bridlington | 20 |
| T Milner Wold Newton | 10 |
| Christ. Oxtaby Wold Newton | 10 |
| Robert Brigham Octon | 10 |
| H Barnby Langtoft | 10 |
| John Anderson | 10 |
| Richard Towse | 10 |
| Wm. Mallory | 10 |
| R Bennington | 10 |
| Joseph Dawson | 10 |
| William Cooke | 10 |
The Baptist Chapel was built in 1818-19, on a site given by "Peter Berriman and Mary his wife."
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| Kilham Cemetery |
Kilham's decline was slow and by 1885 it was necessary to create a new cemetery on the road to Burton Fleming
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Kilham [1]
- ↑ https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.0639839,-0.3778278,15z
- ↑ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-166910-church-of-all-saints-kilham-#.V76yR5grJaU
- ↑ 1771. An Act for Inclosure of grounds within the township of Kilham on the Wolds. (marked "Joshua Wilson Esq)
- ↑ The Sailor, Edward Anderson
- ↑ York Herald Saturday 14 February 1801