Fillingham

Fillingham
Fillingham Castle
Fillingham Location within Lincolnshire
Population	242 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK947858
• London	130 mi (210 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gainsborough
Postcode district	DN21
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°21′39″N 0°34′42″W / 53.360925°N 0.57842°W / 53.360925; -0.57842

Fillingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 9 miles (14.5 km) north from the city and county town of Lincoln, and just over 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the A15 road.

Fillingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew.^[1] Originally a building in Early English and Decorated style, it was largely rebuilt in 1777 with a new chancel and tower. It was further restored in 1866.^[2] The earliest element is a c.1200 round-headed doorway in the west transept.^[3] In the churchyard is a cross, 30 feet (9 m) high, dedicated to Major Thomas N. Dalton, killed in the Battle of Inkerman in 1854.^[3] John Wycliffe was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.^[2]

There is evidence of a Roman camp in the village and Anglo Saxon pottery has also been found. Archaeological excavations have also found evidence of an Anglo Saxon cemetery which may have been associated with a second church in the village.^[4]

Fillingham Castle is a castellated mansion built in 1760 by Sir Cecil Wray.^[2] A nearby stone manor house was built about a century before.^{[citation needed]}

Fillingham Lake is one of the sources of the River Till, a small river whose lower reaches form the Fossdyke Navigation.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Media related to Fillingham at Wikimedia Commons
• "Fillingham", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2011

This page was last edited on 17 March 2023, at 15:05