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Fillingham Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Fillingham

Historical Forms

  • Summer Castle 1763 LCS 1819 Stark 1824 O 1828 Bry 1830 Gre
  • Fillingham, or Summer Castle 1842 White

Etymology

, Summer Castle 1763 LCS, 1819 Stark,1824 O, 1828 Bry, 1830 Gre, Fillingham , or Summer Castle 1842White , described there as a large Gothic castellated mansion , with a circular bastion tower at each corner erected in 1760 .