Welton Le Wold
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Welton le Wold is a village and civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the town of Louth
.
Welton was listed in Domesday Book
of 1086, when it consisted of 57 households.
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.
Welton le Wold CE 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
and is now grade II listed.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
district of 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...
, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the town of Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
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Welton was listed in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086, when it consisted of 57 households.
The parish church is a grade II* listed building dedicated to Saint Martin
Saint Martin
Saint Martin is an island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km2 island is divided roughly 60/40 between France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands ; however, the Dutch side has the larger population. It is one of the smallest sea islands divided between...
, dating from the 14th century and restored in 1849 by S. S. Teulon. The west tower and the font are 14th century.
Welton le Wold CE School was a red-brick school built as a national school
National school (England and Wales)
A national school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education.These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor.Together with the less numerous...
in 1840 and reorganised as a junior school in 1928. It closed in July 1974
and is now grade II listed.