Welton le Marsh

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Welton le Marsh
Lincolnshire
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St Martin's Church, Welton le Marsh
Location
Grid reference: TF472686
Location: 53°11’42"N, 0°12’9"E
Data
Population: 212  (2011)
Post town: Spilsby
Postcode: PE23
Local Government
Council: East Lindsey
Parliamentary
constituency:
Louth and Horncastle

Welton le Marsh is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, some six miles north-east of Spilsby and five miles south of Alford. A hamlet, Boothby, is found within the parish about a mile east of Welton le Marsh village.

The parish church, St Martin, was mediæval, but was rebuilt in 1792 of stone and brick, and restored in 1891.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

History and archaeology

A Neolithic flint axe and perforated stone hammer head were found here in 1948 and 1906.[3] A Bronze Age flanged axe was found just outside moated area at Hanby Hall Farm.[4]

The remains of a motte are located about 275 yards east of Hanby Hall Farm. The motte is about five and half yards high, and surrounded by a ditch.[5]

About the village

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.[6] The Augustinian priory here was a cell belonging to Thornton Abbey. It was recorded in 1440 and which still existed in 1536.[7]

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.[8]

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