{{about|the English village|people with the surname|Fillingham (surname)}} {{Short description|Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use British English|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name = Fillingham Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1164459.jpg | static_image_alt = | static_image_caption = Fillingham Castle | country = England | official_name = Fillingham | map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|53.360925|-0.57842|display=inline,title}} | population = 242 | population_ref = (2011) | shire_district = West Lindsey | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster= Gainsborough | post_town = Gainsborough | postcode_district = DN21 | postcode_area = DN | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SK947858 | london_distance_mi = 130<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction = S }} '''Fillingham''' is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated {{convert|9|mi|km|1}} north from the city and county town of Lincoln, and just over {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} west from the A15 road.
left|180px|thumb|St Andrew's Church, Fillingham
Fillingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1359847 |desc=Church of St Andrew|accessdate= 28 July 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Cox>Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd</ref> The earliest element is a c.1200 round-headed doorway in the west transept.<ref name=Kellys>''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p. 392</ref> In the churchyard is a cross, {{convert|30|ft|m|0}} high, dedicated to Major Thomas N. Dalton, killed in the Battle of Inkerman in 1854.<ref name=Kellys/> John Wycliffe was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.<ref name=Cox/>
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.<ref>[http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/lincolnshire/filliangham01.html "Fillingham Project overview – A Late Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in Lincolnshire"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061008051831/http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/lincolnshire/filliangham01.html |date=8 October 2006 }}, The University of Sheffield. Retrieved 28 July 2011</ref>
Fillingham Castle is a castellated mansion built in 1760 by Sir Cecil Wray.<ref name=Cox/> A nearby stone manor house was built about a century before.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
Fillingham Lake is one of the sources of the River Till, a small river whose lower reaches form the Fossdyke Navigation.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Fillingham}} *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Fillingham/ "Fillingham"], Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2011
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire Category:West Lindsey District