trade which once took place in the village. There is also a cast-iron water pump opposite the church. At one time there were six schools in the village, but only one now remains, Kilham C. of E. primary school. In 2010 the Kilham Playing Field Association opened a recreational playing field on Back Lane, to provide a full-sized football pitch, a 5-a-side football pitch, grass tennis courts, adventure playground and cycle track. The Association, a registered charity, has been funded locally and through the Big Lottery fund and Grassroots. Other villages near Kilham (direct line distances): Ruston Parva (), Harpham (), Lowthorpe (2 miles), Nafferton (2 miles), Burton Agnes (), Rudston (3 miles), Thwing (3 miles), Little Driffield (), Driffield (4 miles), Burton Fleming (), Carnaby (5 miles), Foston on the Wolds (5 miles), Boynton (5 miles), Fraisthorpe (5 miles). Notable residents David Byas, the former Yorkshire cricket captain, is from Kilham. Sir Henry Thompson, Lord Mayor of York (1663 & 1672), Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (1665) and MP for York (1673–1873) was born in Kilham. References External links History of Kilham – A Vision of Britain Through Time Driffield.co.uk – The Villages of the Yorkshire Wolds, Kilham. Genuki: Kilham Parish information from Pigot's 1834. Windmillworld – Kilham Windmill, East Yorkshire. KPFA – Kilham Playing Field Association KilhamSchool.co.uk – Kilham Church of England Primary School Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire