Church

St Andrew, Fillingham

St Andrew, Fillingham

St Andrew on High Street, Fillingham, is a Grade II* parish church of coursed limestone rubble with slate roofs, in the Springline Parish of the Diocese of Lincoln.

Location
Fillingham, Lincolnshire
Country
England
County
Lincolnshire
City / town
Fillingham
Address
High Street, Fillingham, Lincolnshire, DN21 5BS
Postcode
DN21 5BS
Built
c.1180; mid-13th century; chancel 1768; tower 1777; restored 1866
Architect
1866 restoration possibly by Sir George Gilbert Scott
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
Andrew
Diocese
Lincoln
Parish
Springline Parish (Fillingham)
Grade
II*
Style
Transitional and Decorated, largely rebuilt in the 18th century
Materials
Coursed limestone rubble, slate roofs
Grid reference
SK 947 859
Opening hours
Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church.
Access
Level access to the main areas

Overview

Historic England records a parish church of about 1180 and the mid-thirteenth century, rebuilt in 1768 and 1777 and restored in 1866, possibly by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The plan is a west tower, nave, rectangular chancel and north-west vestry. The three-stage west tower of 1777 has pointed open archways; within it stands a late-twelfth-century west doorway with a waterleaf capital. Mid-thirteenth-century arcades of three bays survive in the later walls. A church is recorded at Fillingham in Domesday Book (1086). John Wycliffe was rector in 1361–68. The parish council describes it as a festival church. Listed Grade II* on 16 December 1964 (NHLE 1359847).

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