Why visit Welford
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kilworth House, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, Kilworth Springs and North Kilworth Nature Reserve.
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About Welford
Welford is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England, just south of the River Avon and the border with Leicestershire. At the 2011 census, the population of the parish was 1,043.
From the Wikipedia article Welford, Northamptonshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Kilworth House
Cinema and theater · 3.1 mi
Country house hotel in Kilworth, Leicestershire, England, UK
Museums and landmarks2
Stanford Hall, Leicestershire
Museum · 3.4 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum near Lutterworth, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes2
History
In medieval times its Premonstratensian Abbey moved to Sulby some two miles to the east and Welford lost its market charter which was sold to West Haddon. There is clear evidence that Welford shrank considerably during the medieval period and it is notable that three of its neighbouring civil parishes – Elkington, Stanford-on-Avon and Sulby – are almost entirely depopulated.
In 2016, a new housing estate was built called Miller's Lock. While the builders were digging up the foundations, they found the remains of an Iron Age roundhouse.
A silver cup dating from the sixteenth century that was found in the village is in the British Museum.
From the History section of Welford, Northamptonshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship5
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Welford
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Market Harborough 7 mi northeast, about 12 min by car
- Rugby 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Desborough 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
- Wigston Magna 11 mi north, about 18 min by car
- Daventry 12 mi south, about 19 min by car
- Glen Parva 13 mi north, about 20 min by car
- Evington 13 mi north, about 20 min by car
- Oadby 13 mi north, about 21 min by car
- Northampton 14 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
- Kettering 14 mi east, about 23 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- St. Mary's Church, Welford, 2, Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kilworth House in the snow 2010, LeamDavid, CC BY 2.0
- Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, The original uploader was Asterion at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5
- Spire, All Saints, Naseby, Poliphilo, CC0
- St. Mary's Church, Welford, Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Honey Hill Evening, Aaarry, CC0
- Street-level photo, tumblecow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tumblecow, CC BY-SA 4.0
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