Historic churches · East Midlands
Welby, Lincolnshire
Welby, Lincolnshire — a church in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Welby, Lincolnshire is a church in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Welby is a church located in Lincolnshire, in the East Midlands. It is noted for its historical significance within the region.
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Background
History
According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Welby means a "farmstead or village by a spring or stream", combining the Old English "wella" for a stream, with Old Scandinavian "by" for a "farmstead, village or settlement". Welby is recorded in the 1086 Domesday account as "Wellebi", within two manors in the Threo Hundred of Kesteven. The first manor held 57 households, 7 villeins, 4 smallholders, 37 freemen, a priest, a church, a meadow of 160 acre, and woodland of 150 acre. In 1066 Queen Edith was Lord of the Manor, this transferred to William I in 1086, who also became tenant in chief. The second Domesday entry shows a manor with 3 villagers, 5 freemen and 4 ploughlands, with a meadow…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9348, -0.5558
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- South Kesteven
- Parish
- Welby
- Postcode
- NG32 3LT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
Sources
- wikipedia: Welby, Lincolnshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Welby, Lincolnshire?
- Welby, Lincolnshire is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG32 3LT), in the parish of Welby.
- Is Welby, Lincolnshire free to visit?
- Yes, Welby, Lincolnshire is free to enter.
- How do I get to Welby, Lincolnshire?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NG32 3LT. It sits within the Grantham and Bourne parliamentary constituency.