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Fillingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from the city and county town of Lincoln, and just over west from the A15 road. According to the 2001 Census the village had a population of 170. Fillingham Grade II * listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew.〔("Church of St Andrew" ), ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 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, 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.〔("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. Fillingham Lake is one of the sources of the River Till, a small river whose lower reaches form the Fossdyke Navigation. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fillingham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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