Welton le Marsh (or Welton in the Marsh)[3] is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-east from the town of Spilsby and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south from the town of Alford. The hamlet of Boothby lies within the parish, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Welton le Marsh village.
| Welton le Marsh | |
|---|---|
 St Martin's Church, Welton le Marsh | |
  Welton le Marsh Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 212 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF472686 |
| • London | 115 mi (185 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spilsby |
| Postcode district | PE23 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The name 'Welton le Marsh' derives from the Old English Wella-tun meaning 'farm/settlement with a spring/stream'. Marsh was added to distinguish from the other villages named Welton in Lincolnshire.[4]
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin, and was originally medieval, but rebuilt in 1792 of stone and brick, and restored in 1891.[5] It is a Grade II* listed building.[6]
A Neolithic flint axe and perforated stone hammer head were found here in 1948 and 1906.[7] A Bronze Age flanged axe was found just outside moated area at Hanby Hall Farm.[8]
The remains of a motte are located about 275 yards (251 m) east of Hanby Hall Farm. The motte is about 5.5 yards (5.0 m) high, and surrounded by a ditch.[9][10]
Thwaite Hall is a Grade II listed building, reputedly part of a former Augustinian Priory, with attached cottage; the present house dates from the 14th century.[11] The Lincs to the Past website describes it as the site of an Augustinian Cell belonging to Thornton Abbey which was recorded in 1440 and which still existed in 1536.[12]
Welton le Marsh has a local public house, The Wheel Inn.
Also within the parish is Candlesby Hill Quarry, a nature reserve which was once Gunby estate chalk pit. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) maintained by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Administrator. "Homepage". Welton le Marsh Parish Council. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1862). Parliamentary Papers. Part 2. Vol. 49. HM Stationery Office. p. 571.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "WeltonleMarsh". Genuki. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Church of St Martin, Welton le Marsh". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Prehistoric finds from Welton le Marsh". Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Bronze Age Flanged Axe". Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Davis, Philip. "The Gatehouse Website". The Gatehouse Website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Welton le Marsh Castle Hill". Castle Facts Website. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Thwaite Hall, Welton le Marsh". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Site of Augustinian Cell at Thwaite Hall, Welton le Marsh". Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Candlesby Hill Quarry". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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