Welton Le Wold

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Welton le Wold
Welton-le-Wold church - geograph.org.uk - 262490.jpg
Church of St Martin, Welton le Wold
Welton le Wold is located in Lincolnshire
Welton le Wold
Welton le Wold
Location within Lincolnshire
Population216 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF273869
• London125 mi (201 km) S
District
Shire county
  • Lincolnshire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLouth
Postcode districtLN11
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°21′51″N 0°05′16″W / 53.364155°N 0.087705°W / 53.364155; -0.087705Coordinates: 53°21′51″N 0°05′16″W / 53.364155°N 0.087705°W / 53.364155; -0.087705

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]

Village website https://weltonlewold.com/

References[]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Welton Le Wold". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  3. ^ Historic England. "St Martins church (1307089)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Welton le Wold CE School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Old School and House (1307088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

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