Welton Le Wold
Welton le Wold | |
Church of St Martin, Welton le Wold |
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Welton le Wold |
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Population | 216 (2011)[1] |
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OS grid reference | TF273869 |
– London | 125 mi (201 km) S |
District | East Lindsey |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Louth |
Postcode district | LN11 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency) |
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Coordinates: 53°21′51″N 0°05′16″W / 53.364155°N 0.087705°W
Welton le Wold is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) west of the town of Louth.
Welton is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as consisting of 57 households.[2]
The parish church is a Grade II* listed building dedicated to Saint Martin, dating from the 14th century and restored in 1849 by S. S. Teulon. The west tower and the font are 14th-century.[3]
Welton le Wold C of E School was a red-brick school built as a national school in 1840 and reorganised as a junior school in 1928. It closed in July 1974[4] and is now Grade II listed.[5]
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Welton Le Wold". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ "St Martins church". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ "Welton le Wold CE School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ "Old School and House". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
External links
- Media related to Welton le Wold at Wikimedia Commons
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