Fillingham

Fillingham

Fillingham Castle
Fillingham
 Fillingham shown within Lincolnshire
Population 242 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK947858
   – London 130 mi (210 km)  S
DistrictWest Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Gainsborough
Postcode district DN21
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGainsborough
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UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 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. According to the 2001 Census the village had a population of 170, increasing to 242 at the 2011 census.[1]

St Andrew's Church, Fillingham

Fillingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew.[2] 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.[3] The earliest element is a c.1200 round-headed doorway in the west transept.[4] 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.[4] John Wycliffe was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.[3]

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.[5]

Fillingham Castle is a castellated mansion built in 1760 by Sir Cecil Wray.[3] 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Church of St Andrew", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 28 July 2011
  3. 1 2 3 Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  4. 1 2 Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 392
  5. ↑ "Fillingham Project overview - A Late Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in Lincolnshire", The University of Sheffield. Retrieved 28 July 2011
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