Welton le Marsh
| Welton le Marsh | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 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]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Welton le Marsh) |
References
- ↑ "WeltonleMarsh". Genuki. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/WeltonleMarsh/. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1063626: Church of St Martin, Welton le Marsh (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ Prehistoric finds from Welton le Marsh: Lincs to the Past
- ↑ Bronze Age Flanged Axe: Lincs to the Past
- ↑ "Welton le Marsh Castle Hill". Castle Facts Website. http://castlefacts.info/contentpages/castledetails/castledetails.asp?country=England&countyid=25&county=Lincolnshire&castleid=2148&latitude=53.2045&longitude=0.2102&uin=11862. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1280944: Thwaite Hall, Welton le Marsh
- ↑ Site of Augustinian Cell at Thwaite Hall, Welton le Marsh: Lincs to the Past
- ↑ Candlesby Hill Quarry: Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust