Fillongley
The B4098 road
Fillongley is located in Warwickshire
Fillongley
Fillongley
Location within Warwickshire
Population1,484 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP279872
Civil parish
  • Fillongley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCoventry
Postcode districtCV7
WebsiteFillongley Community Website

Fillongley, listed as Fillungeleye in 1135, is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire in England. The village is centred on the crossroads of the B4102 (which connects Solihull and Nuneaton) and the B4098 (connecting Coventry and Tamworth). The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,484.[1] It is situated 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Bedworth, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-west of Nuneaton and an equal distance north-west of Coventry. Fillongley is further from the sea than any other settlement in Great Britain, being 75 miles (120 km) from the nearest coast.[2]

History

In medieval times, there were two castles. These might not have existed at the same time, and neither survived into the 16th century. The earliest was a ring earthwork of King Stephen's time. The second was probably a fortified manor house, held by the de Hastings family. Henry de Hastings (c. 1235 – c. 1268) was Constable of Kenilworth Castle in 1265–1266 for Simon de Montford during the latter's conflict with King Henry III. In February 1300/1 his son John Hastings (1262–1313), Baron Bergavenny, had licence to crenellate his "manor and town of Fillongley in Warwickshire".[3] He was buried at the Greyfriars in Coventry. The manor house was still standing during the reign of Edward III (1327–1377), but was unoccupied by the de Hastings. It later passed to the Beauchamp family holding the Earl of Warwick title.

Church

St Mary's and All Saints Church

The parish church of St Mary and All Saints dates from the 12th century but the tower was a later addition. Inside are examples of 14th-century stained glass. Among the graves is that of Isaac Pearson, the uncle of the Victorian novelist George Eliot, who lived in Arbury nearby.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Town/Village Furthest From The Coast". landgeist.com. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ↑ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol. VI, p. 347

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