This area, reconstructs the approximate location of 'Billam' village as depicted on the 1711 township plan reproduced in de Williams (1997). The village is depicted on this plan as consisting of a single street along which are arranged 15 - 20 separate properties. Bilham was listed by Beresford (1953, 239) as the site of a 'Deserted Medieval Village' the settlement is mentioned in Domesday with Poll Tax returns from 1297, 1352 and 1354 recording a population of up to 15. Hunter (1831, 152) ascribed the improvements of "building and planting" in Bilham to Thomas Selwood proprietor from the early 18th century until 1758. It seems likely from the evidence of the historic mapping that this work involved the depopulation and clearance of the medieval village as well as the re-routing of the main street to the north away from the newly built Bilham House (demolished 1850-1891). The polygon includes the present 'Bilham House' a listed farm complex with a 17th century core (EH Listed building descriptions). This complex appears on both 1711 and 1851 OS mapping and provides fragmentary legibility of the earlier village.