Weston by Welland

Weston by Welland
Weston by Welland
	Church of St Mary the Virgin at Weston by Welland photographed in September 2006
	Weston by Welland Location within Northamptonshire
Population	246 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP7791
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire;
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Market Harborough
Postcode district	LE16
Dialling code	01858
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering;
	List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°30′57″N 0°51′34″W / 52.5159°N 0.8594°W

Weston by Welland is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Northamptonshire administered as part of North Northamptonshire. As its name suggests, it is near to the River Welland that, thereabouts, forms the boundary with the county of Leicestershire. The Wheel & Compass pub stands on the village's outskirts. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 141 people,^[1] including Sutton Bassett and increasing to 246 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

The village's name means 'Western farm/settlement by the River Welland'.^[3]

References

^ Office for National Statistics: Weston by Welland CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 30 November 2009
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "Key to English Place-names".

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[1] Office for National Statistics: Weston by Welland CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 30 November 2009

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[3] "Key to English Place-names".

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