Welbourn
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Welbourn
For the suburb of New Plymouth in New Zealand, see Welbourn, New Zealand.
Coordinates: 53°04′26″N 0°33′18″W / 53.073879°N 0.55508114°W
| Welbourn | |
 St Chad, Welbourn |
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 Welbourn
Welbourn shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | 646(2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK969539 |
| District | North Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN5 0 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency) |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Welbourn is a village in North Kesteven, central Lincolnshire on the A607 between Leadenham and Wellingore.
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Village
The village church is St Chad's, part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln: the incumbent is the Revd Dr Alan Megahey.[1]
At Castle Hill to the north of the village are the earthwork remains of Welbourn Castle, a medieval ringwork. The site was purchased in 1998 by Welbourn Parish Council, with the help of a grant from the Heritage Memorial Fund, and is now maintained as a scheduled ancient monument and community open space.
The village pub is the Joiners Arms. To the east lies the course of Ermine Street, now the Viking Way.
Famous residents of Welbourn have included Dave Benson Phillips (TV presenter).
School
The William Robertson school (technically a comprehensive) is name after a famous Field Marshal born in the village, who served in the First World War. It has four houses, each with a differently coloured tie. These are Simla (red), Dragoon (green), Chitral (black) and Lancer (pink). The school is a specialist language college and teaches French, Spanish and German. The school recently changed headmasters. It caters for those aged 11–16. The school also achieved its best ever GCSE results in 2008, and reqularly takes trips to Italy, France and Spain. It has around 1000 pupils. Its bus service is mostly A.C.Williams. North Kesteven's only grammar schools are in Sleaford.
Saperton
The village is associated with the site of the lost settlement of Saperton. The exact location of the site is unknown.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Eclesiastical parish details". http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?23191030.
- ^ "Pastscape". Saperton. English Heritage. 2007. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=326152. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Pastscape". Welbourn. English Heritage. 2007. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=891858. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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