Welbourn
Encyclopedia
Welbourn is a village in North Kesteven
, central Lincolnshire
on the A607 between Leadenham
and Wellingore
.
Deanery
of the Diocese of Lincoln
: the incumbent is the Revd Dr Alan Megahey.
At Castle Hill to the north of the village are the earthwork remains of Welbourn Castle, a medieval ringwork
. The site was purchased in 1998 by Welbourn Parish Council, with the help of a grant from the Heritage Memorial Fund, and is now maintained as a scheduled ancient monument and community open space.
The village pub is the Joiners Arms. To the east lies the course of Ermine Street
, now the Viking Way
.
Famous residents of Welbourn have included
Dave Benson Phillips (TV presenter).
born in the village, who served in the First World War. It has four houses, each with a differently coloured tie. These are Simla (yellow), Dragoon (red), Chitral (blue) and Lancer (green). The school is a specialist language college and teaches French, Spanish and German. The school recently changed headmasters. It caters for those aged 11–16. The school also achieved its best ever GCSE results in 2008, and reqularly takes trips to Italy, France and Spain. It has around 1000 pupils. Its bus service is mostly A.C.Williams. North Kesteven's only grammar schools are in Sleaford
.
of Saperton. The exact location of the site is unknown.
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
, central Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
on the A607 between Leadenham
Leadenham
Leadenham is a village in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, bypassed to the south in 1995 by the A17. It is on the A607 between Welbourn and Fulbeck, on the beginnings of the Lincoln Cliff.-The Village:...
and Wellingore
Wellingore
Wellingore is a small rural village in Lincolnshire, approximately south of Lincoln, England on the A607 in the district of North Kesteven. It is just south of Navenby.-History:...
.
Village
The village church is St Chad's, part of the LovedenLoveden
Loveden is a Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln, England, and a former Wapentake.Loveden is located broadly to the North of Grantham and includes the villages from Long Bennington in the west to Culverthorpe in the east, and from Welby in the south as far north as Welbourn...
Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
of the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
: the incumbent is the Revd Dr Alan Megahey.
At Castle Hill to the north of the village are the earthwork remains of Welbourn Castle, a medieval ringwork
Ringwork
A ringwork is a form of fortified defensive structure, usually circular or oval in shape. Ringworks are essentially motte-and-bailey castles minus the motte...
. The site was purchased in 1998 by Welbourn Parish Council, with the help of a grant from the Heritage Memorial Fund, and is now maintained as a scheduled ancient monument and community open space.
The village pub is the Joiners Arms. To the east lies the course of Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
, now the Viking Way
Viking Way
The Viking Way is a long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these...
.
Famous residents of Welbourn have included
Dave Benson Phillips (TV presenter).
School
The William Robertson school (technically a comprehensive) is name after a famous Field MarshalField Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
born in the village, who served in the First World War. It has four houses, each with a differently coloured tie. These are Simla (yellow), Dragoon (red), Chitral (blue) and Lancer (green). The school is a specialist language college and teaches French, Spanish and German. The school recently changed headmasters. It caters for those aged 11–16. The school also achieved its best ever GCSE results in 2008, and reqularly takes trips to Italy, France and Spain. It has around 1000 pupils. Its bus service is mostly A.C.Williams. North Kesteven's only grammar schools are in Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
.
Saperton
The village is associated with the site of the lost settlementAbandoned village
An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages were deserted for a variety of causes...
of Saperton. The exact location of the site is unknown.