Fillingham
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Fillingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew.[1] 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.[2] The earliest element is a c.1200 round-headed doorway in the west transept.[3] In the churchyard is a cross, Script error: No such module "convert". high, dedicated to Major Thomas N. Dalton, killed in the Battle of Inkerman in 1854.[3] John Wycliffe was rector of the village from 1361 to 1368.[2]
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.[4]
Fillingham Castle is a castellated mansion built in 1760 by Sir Cecil Wray.[2] A nearby stone manor house was built about a century before.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Fillingham Lake is one of the sources of the River Till, a small river whose lower reaches form the Fossdyke Navigation.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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- ↑ a b c Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ↑ a b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 392
- ↑ "Fillingham Project overview – A Late Anglo-Saxon Cemetery in Lincolnshire", The University of Sheffield. Retrieved 28 July 2011
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External links
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- "Fillingham", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2011
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