# Fillingham

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{{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](/source/2011_United_Kingdom_census))
| shire_district        = [West Lindsey](/source/West_Lindsey)
| shire_county          = [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire)
| region                = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster= [Gainsborough](/source/Gainsborough_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| 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
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'''Fillingham''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in the [West Lindsey](/source/West_Lindsey) [district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire), England. It is situated {{convert|9|mi|km|1}}  north from the city and [county town](/source/county_town) of [Lincoln](/source/Lincoln%2C_England), and just over {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} west from the [A15](/source/A15_road_(England)) road.

left|180px|thumb|St Andrew's Church, Fillingham

Fillingham [Grade II*](/source/Listed_building) listed [Anglican](/source/Anglican) church is dedicated to [St Andrew](/source/St_Andrew).<ref>{{NHLE|num=1359847 |desc=Church of St Andrew|accessdate= 28 July 2011}}</ref> Originally a building in [Early English](/source/English_Gothic_architecture) and [Decorated](/source/English_Gothic_architecture) style, it was largely rebuilt in 1777 with a new [chancel](/source/chancel) and tower. It was further restored in 1866.<ref name=Cox>Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p.&nbsp;125; Methuen & Co. Ltd</ref> The earliest element is a c.1200 round-headed doorway in the west [transept](/source/transept).<ref name=Kellys>''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p.&nbsp;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](/source/Battle_of_Inkerman) in 1854.<ref name=Kellys/> [John Wycliffe](/source/John_Wycliffe) was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.<ref name=Cox/>

There is evidence of a [Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) camp in the village and [Anglo Saxon](/source/Anglo-Saxons) pottery has also been found. [Archaeological excavations](/source/Archaeological_excavations) have also found evidence of an Anglo Saxon [cemetery](/source/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](/source/Battlement) [mansion](/source/mansion) built in 1760 by [Sir Cecil Wray](/source/Sir_Cecil_Wray%2C_13th_Baronet).<ref name=Cox/> A nearby stone [manor house](/source/manor_house) was built about a century before.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

Fillingham Lake is one of the sources of the [River Till](/source/River_Till%2C_Lincolnshire), a small river whose lower reaches form the [Fossdyke Navigation](/source/Fossdyke_Navigation).{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Fillingham}}
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Fillingham/ "Fillingham"], [Genuki](/source/Genuki).org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2011

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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire
Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Category:West Lindsey District

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