Fillingham
| Fillingham | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Fillingham Castle | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK947858 |
| Location: | 53°21’39"N, -0°34’42"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 242 (2011) |
| Post town: | Gainsborough |
| Postcode: | DN21 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
Fillingham is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is to be found nine miles north of the county town, the City of Lincoln, and just over a mile west of the A15 road.
The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] Originally a building in Early English Gothic and Decorated Gothic styles, it was largely rebuilt in 1777 with a new chancel and tower. It was further restored in 1866.[2]
The earliest element in the church is a round-headed doorway in the west transept from around 1200.[3] In the churchyard is a cross, 30 feet high, dedicated to Major Thomas N. Dalton, killed in the Battle of Inkerman in 1854.[3]
John Wycliffe, 'the Daystar of the Reformation', was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.[2]
Archaeology and history
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.
Fillingham Lake is one of the sources of the River Till, a small river whose lower reaches form the Fossdyke Navigation.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1359847: Church of St Andrew (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 392
- ↑ "Fillingham Project overview - A Late Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in Lincolnshire", The University of Sheffield. Retrieved 28 July 2011