Welton, Northamptonshire
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Welton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire.[1] The village is located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of the nearest town Daventry. It is 13 miles (21 km) west-north west of Northampton, 9 miles (14 km) south east of Rugby and 78 miles (126 km) north-west of London. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) off the A361 that runs between Daventry and Crick where the A5 and the M1 junction 18 gives access to the national motorway network north and south.[2] Welton formerly had its own railway station, but today, the nearest railway station is at Long Buckby for the West Midlands Trains services to Birmingham New Street, Northampton and London Euston stations, on the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line. For inter-city services (Avanti West Coast), passengers should change at Rugby, the next station westbound. The Village and parish of Welton had in the 2021 census, a population of 596.[3] For the purposes of local government, the village falls within West Northamptonshire.
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Welton | |
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White Horse public house, Welton | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 596 (parish, 2021 census) |
OS grid reference | SP5866 |
• London | 78 miles (126 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DAVENTRY |
Postcode district | NN11 |
Dialling code | 01327 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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