Welford, Northamptonshire
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| Welford | |
|---|---|
 Welford Marina | |
.svg)  Welford Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 1,043 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP6480 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01858 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Welford is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England, just south of the River Avon and the border with Leicestershire. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 1,043.[1]
Location
It is on the main
History
The village's name means 'ford with a spring/stream'.[2]
In medieval times its
In 2016, a new housing estate was built called Miller's Lock. While the builders were digging up the foundations, they found the remains of an Iron Age roundhouse.[3]
A silver cup dating from the sixteenth century that was found in the village is in the British Museum.[4]
The history of the parish has been the subject of two books:
Notable buildings
The Historic England website contains a total of 38 entries for listed buildings in the parish of Welford.[7] These are all Grade II, apart from St Mary's Church, which is Grade II*. They include:
- St Mary's Church, Church Lane
- The Talbot, High Street
- Manor House, West Street
- Welford Congregational Church, West End[8]
Facilities
It is served by a short arm from the
Welford has a village shop and
The primary school is part of the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust and accepts children from the surrounding parishes, giving the name Welford, Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School (WSSES). There are around 85 pupils at the school. WSSES is a feeder school to the secondary provision of Guilsborough Academy, in the neighbouring village of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire.
Other amenities include a village hall, a sports field which is home to Welford Victoria F.C., a youth centre and a
A painted wood carving of Postman Pat and his black and white cat, Jess stands at the junction of High Street and West Street. It was crowd funded by villagers and installed in 2019 after the previous statues, which stood in the same spot for 25 years, rotted away.
It is now administered as part of
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "A home from 2,000 years ago: the Iron Age roundhouse excavated by archaeologists in a Northamptonshire village". European Museum Network. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ British Museum Collection
- ^ Welford: Portrait of a Northamptonshire Village. Market Harborough: The Welford Village Appraisal Steering Group. 2000.
- ^ Crowther, Barry, ed. (2001). Welford: The Legacy 1856 to 1980. Market Harborough: Matador.
- ^ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Congregational Federation". Retrieved 30 September 2015.
External links
Media related to Welford, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons
