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Blog: The Welton 2000 project – a history mystery
Welton seems to have always been a village that looks both backwards and forwards, as evidenced by our recent discovery of the Welton 2000 Project. Mentioned throughout Welton News and Views in 1989, it was clearly a major community effort designed to celebrate the approaching Millennium. Yet more…
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Welton History Group newsletter – September 2026
What an event! Heritage open day – 12th September Last weekend we were thrilled to welcome over 130 people to our combined History of Welton in St Martin’s church and a celebration of the art of Eric Fleming in the village hall. The exhibition got off…
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Blog: A history of Welton House – down under!
Regular readers will be familiar with Welton House, the home of Sir Halford Reddish that stood on the site of Halford Way. But it’s unlikely that you’ve heard of its namesake in Marlborough, New Zealand – yet interestingly, the New Zealand property takes its identity from…
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Welton History Group newsletter August 2026
Greetings everyone! I know we do not normally put out a newsletter during the summer break, however there is much to update you on that could not wait until later in September. Daventry Heritage Open Day – 12th September For the last month we have been…
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Blog: The Liddells and the Fraser Tytlers: A story of faith, art and forgotten genius
When people hear the name Liddell, they often think of Alice Liddell, the child who inspired Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. But the Liddell family tree stretches beyond Oxford and Lewis Carroll’s imagination. One of its more interesting branches for Welton History Group leads us to…
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Blog: Is this the saddest story of Welton so far?
Warning : contains distressing information One thing that has become clear during our history research is just how cold and harsh Welton’s winters once were. Snow lay deep on the ground most years, and the lake at Welton Place regularly froze solid. During these long…
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Blog: The ‘inns’ and outs of Welton’s public houses
From the moment the Romans arrived around 2000 years ago, Britain began developing a taste for communal drinking, thanks to the tabernae they set up along the roads to keep their troops supplied with wine. A few hundred years later, Saxon life reshaped this culture, with home‑brewed…
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Blog: The vicar’s due: Tithes in 17th‑century Welton
For many centuries, parishioners had to pay a mandatory tithe, which was a religious tax requiring them to give a percentage (often one tenth) of their yearly income or produce to the church. This payment supported the local parish priest and the upkeep of the…
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Blog: Exploring the Bridges’ Directory of Welton, 1791
Bridges’ Directory for the Fawsley Hundred, an ancient administrative division of the county of which Welton was a part, is a comprehensive survey originally compiled by the 18th-century historian John Bridges. John Bridges (1666—1724) was a country gentleman and London lawyer. He split his time…
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Welton History Group newsletter – July 2026
“God speed the plough and the women who drive it.” Our 2025/6 programme of talks was brought to a memorable close on Monday 29th June with a fascinating talk by Helen Frost about the Women’s Land Army during the first World War. Bringing with her…
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