Fillingham

{{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

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| 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

| london_direction = S

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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.

File:St Andrew, Fillingham - geograph.org.uk - 432657.jpg

Fillingham Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew.{{NHLE|num=1359847 |desc=Church of St Andrew|accessdate= 28 July 2011}} 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.Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd The earliest element is a c.1200 round-headed doorway in the west transept.Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 392 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. 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.[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

Fillingham Castle is a castellated mansion built in 1760 by Sir Cecil Wray. 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}}