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{{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

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| coordinates = {{coord|53.360925|-0.57842|display=inline,title}}

| population = 242

| population_ref = ([[2011 United Kingdom census|2011]])

| shire_district = [[West Lindsey]]

| shire_county = [[Lincolnshire]]

| region = East Midlands

| constituency_westminster= [[Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)|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]] [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Lincolnshire]], England. It is situated {{convert|9|mi|km|1}} north from the city and [[county town]] of [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], and just over {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} west from the [[A15 road (England)|A15]] road.

[[File:St Andrew, Fillingham - geograph.org.uk - 432657.jpg|left|180px|thumb|St Andrew's Church, Fillingham]]

Fillingham [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|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 [[English Gothic architecture#Early English Gothic|Early English]] and [[English Gothic architecture#Decorated Gothic|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.&nbsp;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.&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]] in 1854.<ref name=Kellys/> [[John Wycliffe]] was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.<ref name=Cox/>

There is evidence of a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] camp in the village and [[Anglo-Saxons|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"], The University of Sheffield. Retrieved 28 July 2011</ref>

Fillingham Castle is a [[Battlement|castellated]] [[mansion]] built in 1760 by [[Sir Cecil Wray, 13th Baronet|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, Lincolnshire|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:West Lindsey District]]