FILLONGLEY - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868

"FILLONGLEY, a parish in the Atherstone division of the hundred of Hemlingford, county Warwick, 5 miles E. of Coleshill, and 6 N.W. of Coventry, its post town and railway station on the London and North-Western line. It includes the hamlets of Old Fillongley, Wood End, and some other small places. The village is situated in a picturesque valley. Several good trout streams take their rise in this parish. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Worcester, value £249, in the patronage of the lord chancellor.

The church, dedicated to St. Mary and All Saints, is a structure of about 400 years standing, and has lately had the roof and interior fittings restored. The register commences in 1538. The parochial endowments produce about £380 per annum, £240 being Avery's and Green's for school purposes. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Wood End. The parish has a good free school for both sexes, as well as an infant school. Near the church are the remains of an ancient stone cross. A castle once occupied a position near this spot, called Castle Hills. Fillongley Hall is the principal residence."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]