Fillingham
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Fillingham is a village and civil parish
in the West Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 170. It is 9 miles (14.5 km) north of Lincoln just off the A15.
Fillingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew. 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. The earliest element is a ca. 1200 round-headed doorway in the west transept
. In the churchyard is a 30 foot high cross dedicated to Major Thomas N. Dalton, killed in the Battle of Inkerman
in 1854. John Wycliffe
was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.
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.
Fillingham Castle is a castellated mansion
built in 1760 by Sir Cecil Wray. 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.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 170. It is 9 miles (14.5 km) north of Lincoln just off the A15.
Fillingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew. Originally a building in Early English and Decorated style, it was largely rebuilt in 1777 with a new chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
and tower. It was further restored in 1866. The earliest element is a ca. 1200 round-headed doorway in the west transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
. In the churchyard is a 30 foot high cross dedicated to Major Thomas N. Dalton, killed in the Battle of Inkerman
Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on November 5, 1854 between the allied armies of Britain and France against the Imperial Russian Army. The battle broke the will of the Russian Army to defeat the allies in the field, and was followed by the Siege of Sevastopol...
in 1854. John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher who was known as an early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. His followers were known as Lollards, a somewhat rebellious movement, which preached...
was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.
There is evidence of a Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
camp in the village and Anglo Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
pottery has also been found. Archaeological excavations have also found evidence of an Anglo Saxon cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
which may have been associated with a second church in the village.
Fillingham Castle is a castellated mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
built in 1760 by Sir Cecil Wray. A nearby stone manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
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.
External links
- "Fillingham", genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2011