Welbourn
| Welbourn | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | LINCOLN | |
| Postcode district | LN5 | |
| Police | Lincolnshire | |
| Fire | Lincolnshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Welbourn is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 647.[1] The village is situated on the A607 road, 11 miles (18 km) south from Lincoln and 8 miles (13 km) north-west from Sleaford, and between the villages of Leadenham and Wellingore. To the east lies the course of Ermine Street, now the Viking Way.
The name 'Welbourn' derives from the Old English wella-burna meaning 'stream with a spring'.[2]
The village church is
At Castle Hill to the north of the village are the
In 1598 Francis Trigge, Rector of Welbourn, arranged for a library to be set up in the room over the south porch of
Saperton
The village is associated with the site of the lost settlement of Saperton. The exact location of the site is unknown.[3][4]
There is self-catering accommodation at Hilltop Farm on the Cliff Edge overlooking the village but no accommodation in the village itself
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Historic England (2007). "Saperton (326152)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ Historic England (2007). "Welbourn (891858)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
External links
Media related to Welbourn at Wikimedia Commons- William Robertson High School
