Fillingham, Lincolnshire

Description
Fillingham, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village stands under a hill-range, near Ermine Street, 9 miles N by W of Lincoln, and 7 W from Lee station on the Lincoln and Doncaster Loop Line of the G.N.R. It has a post office under Lincoln; money order and telegraph office, Ingham. The parish comprises 3596 acres; population, 283. Fillingham Castle here was built in 1760 by Sir Cecil Wray, Bart.; is a castellated structure in embattled style, stands on an eminence commanding extensive views, and has a wooded and well-watered park. Vestiges exist of a Roman camp, and coins, 294spears, and other relics have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £200 with residence. Patron, Balliol College, Oxford. The church is of the 14th century, but was partly reconstructed and rebuilt in 1777. It was again restored in 1866.