Byram, North Yorkshire

Byram is a village in the Selby District in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Castleford, across the River Aire in West Yorkshire. Byram is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Byram cum Sutton.

Byram

Houses along Byram Park Road
Byram
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE486256
Civil parish
District
  • Selby
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKNOTTINGLEY
Postcode districtWF11
Dialling code01977
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The toponym is from the Old English bȳrum, the dative plural of bȳre, so means "at the byres or cowsheds".[1] Byram was historically a hamlet, part of the township of Byram cum Poole in the ancient parish of Brotherton in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] Byram cum Poole became a separate civil parish in 1866, but in 1891 was merged with the civil parish of Sutton to form the civil parish of Byram cum Sutton.[3] Byram grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.

Byram Hall was a large country house east of the village, in Byram Park. The estate was owned by the Ramsden family from 1628 to 1922.[4] The house was demolished in the 1950s, but a number of buildings remain in the park. The 18th century lodge is a Grade II listed building.[5] The 18th century orangery has been converted into a house.[6]

References
  1. Smith, A.H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 46.
  2. GENUKI website
  3. Vision of Britain website
  4. "Byram". The Follies of Youth. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1148537)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1167525)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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