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Welton le Wold

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Archives & Libraries

The Library at Louth will prove useful in your research.

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Cemeteries

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Census

  • The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
     
  • We have a 1901 census surname list for possible relatives. You are welcome to add your entries.
     
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers where known.
Census
Year
Piece No.
1851H.O. 107 / 2111
1861R.G. 9 / 2383
1871R.G. 10 / 3404
1891R.G. 12 / 2608
1901R.G. 13 / 3084
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Martin.
     
  • The church appears to date from the 14th century.
     
  • The church was repaired and enlarged in 1838.
     
  • The church was rebuilt in 1850.
     
  • The church seats 150 people.
     
  • The church is a Grade II listed building with English Heritage.
     
  • There is a photograph of St. Martin's church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
     
  • There is a photograph of the church interior at Geo-graph taken by Jonathan THACKER in April, 2011.
     
  • Here is a photo of St. Martin's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1558.
     
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several Marriage indexes and a Burial index for the Louthesk Deanery to make your search easier.
     
  • The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1835. The Primitive Methodists also had a chapel built some time later.
     
  • For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
     
  • Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Louth sub-district of the Louth Registration District.
     
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

Welton le Wold is a village and a parish just 3 miles west of Louth in Lincolnshire. The parish covers just over 2,600 acres.

The village is in the Lincolnshire Wolds. If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A157 trunk road west out of Louth for about 3 miles. The village is just to the north of the road.
     
  • Colin PARK has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2013.
     
  • The village is known for some fine springs nearby.
     
  • Visit our touring page for more sources.
You can see pictures of Welton le Wold which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • Welton le Wold Quarry, just east of the village, has yeilded the bones of a straight-tusked elephant, red deer and horse, along with three flint handaxes, a worked flake. The handaxes appear to be from 424,000-374,000 years ago.
     
  • Chris ? has a photograph of Fred WRIGHTS' old aerodrome hanger on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2013.
     
  • In 1911, Captain William Henry SMYTH of Elkington Hall was one of the principal landowners in the parish. The other was the church rector.
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Manors

  • Welton Manor is a fairly modern mansion of white brick, built circa 1870.
     
  • The Manor was unoccupied in 1913.
     
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF274875 (Lat/Lon: 53.368787, -0.087032), Welton le Wold which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Lincolnshire and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish was in the Wold Division of the ancient Louth Eske Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • You may contact the local Parish Council, but their website is under development (in 2021). They will NOT be able to assist you with family search questions.
     
  • For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Louth petty session hearings every other Wednesday.
     
  • After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became part of the Louth Poor Law Union.
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Population

YearInhabitants
1801101
1811132
1831241
1841356
1871359
1881334
1891289
1901260
1911222
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Schools

  • In 1860 a large National School was built by subscription, aided by government grants. This replaced the two schools built for boys and girls in 1839.
     
  • There is a photograph of a former Boys' School at Geo-graph taken by Ian PATERSON in January, 2008.
     
  • Chris ? has a photograph of the School on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2013.
     
  • See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.