Welton le Wold is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) west of the town of Louth.

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Welton le Wold
Church of St Martin, Welton le Wold
Welton le Wold Location within Lincolnshire
Population	216 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TF273869
• London	125 mi (201 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Louth
Postcode district	LN11
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.364155°N 0.087705°W / 53.364155; -0.087705

The name 'Welton le Wold' derives from the Old English Wella-tun meaning 'farm/settlement with a spring/stream'. Wold was added to distinguish from the other villages named Welton in Lincolnshire.[2]

Welton is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as consisting of 57 households.[3]

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.[4]

Welton le Wold C of E 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[5] and is now Grade II listed.[6]

References

External links

Village website

• Media related to Welton le Wold at Wikimedia Commons