Welton Rural District

Welton was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Lincoln rural sanitary district which was in Lindsey – the Kesteven part forming the Branston Rural District. It was named after Welton.

Welton Rural District
Former subdivision of United Kingdom
1894–1974
Welton Rural District shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970.
Capital	Welton
Area
• Coordinates	53.3°N 0.4°W / 53.3; -0.4
History
• Succeeded by	West Lindsey
Status	Rural district
Historical era	20th century
• Established	1894
• Disestablished	1 April 1974
Preceded by Succeeded by Lincoln Rural Sanitary District West Lindsey
Today part of	United Kingdom

The district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire.

List of parishes in Welton Rural District

Parish	Description	Duration	Notes
Aisthorpe	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974	also known as East Thorpe
Apley	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Bardney	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Barlings	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Brattleby	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Broxholme	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Bullington	Chapelry, civil parish	1894–1974
Burton	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Caenby	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Cammeringham	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Cherry Willingham	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Cold Hanworth	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Coldstead	extraparochial, civil parish	1894–1974
Dunholme	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
East Firsby	chapelry, parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Faldingworth	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Fiskerton	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Friesthorpe	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Fulnetby	Chapelry, civil parish	1894–1974
Goltho	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Grange de Lings	extraparochial, civil parish	1894–1974
Greetwell	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Hackthorn	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Holton cum Beckering	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Ingham	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Nettleham	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Newball	hamlet, civil parish	1894–1974
Normanby by Spital	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
North Carlton	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Owmby	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Rand	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Reepham	Chapelry, civil parish	1894–1974
Riseholme	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Saxby	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Saxelby with Ingleby	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974	sometimes Saxilby
Scampton	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Scothern	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Snarford	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Snelland	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
South Carlton	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Spridlington	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Stainfield	Chapelry, civil parish	1894–1974
Stainton by Langworth	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Sudbrooke	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
Thorpe in the Fallows	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974	also known as West Thorpe
Welton	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974
West Firsby	township, civil parish	1894–1974
Wickenby	Parish (ancient), civil parish	1894–1974

References

• Welton RD Parts of Lindsey through time – Administrative history of Local Government District: hierarchies, boundaries

53.3°N 0.4°W / 53.3; -0.4