English Heritage sites near Welford Parish
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
13 miles from Welford Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
JEWRY WALL
15 miles from Welford Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
16 miles from Welford Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
16 miles from Welford Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
18 miles from Welford Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
KIRBY HALL
20 miles from Welford Parish
Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.
Churches in Welford Parish
St Mary the Virgin : Welford
Church Lane
Welford
Northampton
+44 (1858) 52534
http://www.nasebygroup.org/welford-st-mary-the-virgin
St Mary's the Virgin is the Church of England church for the parish of Welford. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the east side of the junction of Church Lane and West Street.
There was presumably a church in Welford by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there, although it does not mention a church building as such.
The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th to 15th centuries. In 1872, it was restored and the north aisle rebuilt by E F Law. The church now consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website.
The parish registers survive from 1561, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office.
The monumental inscriptions inside the church and in its old graveyard have been transcribed and published. A monument in the churchyard, approximately 10 metres south of the south aisle, is a Grade II listed building in its own right. The description on the Historic England website is "Pair of headstones. Late 17th century. Lias ashlar with moulded heads. Oval inscription panel with partially legible inscription to Elizabeth Woodford dated 1677."
Welford is part of a United Benefice along with Clipston, Haselbech, Kelmarsh, Marston Trussell, Nasby, and Sibbertoft. Each parish retains its own church building.
Pubs in Welford Parish
Elizabethan
8 High Street, Welford, NN6 6HT
(01858) 571100
elizabethan-welford.co.uk/