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Welford
Welford
Village and civil parish
	St. Gregory's parish church and the rear of Welford Park House
	Welford Location within Berkshire
Area	20.39 km2 (7.87 sq mi)
Population	513 (2011 census)
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU4073
Civil parish	Welford;
Unitary authority	West Berkshire;
Ceremonial county	Berkshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newbury
Postcode district	RG20
Dialling code	01488
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Newbury;
	List of places UK England Berkshire 51°27′22″N 1°24′43″W / 51.456°N 1.412°W

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Welford is a rural village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England occupying both sides of the valley of the River Lambourn north-west of Newbury and south of Wantage. It forms a strip parish which tapers in the south where it contains the hamlet of Halfway. It incorporates Welford Park with its annual snowdrop displays. The M4 motorway passes through the parish, but has no junctions within it. RAF Welford, a munitions depot used by the United States Air Force, is to the north of the village.

Notable buildings

Welford Park house

The history of the manor is long. It was held by Abingdon Abbey for centuries until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Overlordship was for some decades after in the hands of the Crown, and was attached to the manor of Benham Lovell, while the overlordship of the vill of Easton Welford was attached to the manor of East Greenwich. Its history included a share held by Thomas Knyvet and within 20 years was sold to Francis Jones in the 1600s. It descended in the same family to the Mason, Archer and Houblon branches. The main vestige is the rebuilt manor house at Welford Park, which can be visited for its woodlands and early spring displays of snowdrops.^[2] It was described in a county history and geography of 1924 as a "large modern red brick building, surrounded by a medieval deer park of 200 acres (81 ha). It is the property of the lord of the manor, Col. G. B. Archer-Houblon, but...the residence of Major R. P. Cobbold."^[2]

Saint Gregory's church

The Church of England parish church of St Gregory is one of only two existing round-tower churches in Berkshire, the other being St Mary's at Great Shefford which adjoins the parish to the north-west. The church is a Grade II* listed building.^[3]

Transport

The village was formerly served by Welford Park railway station on the Lambourn Valley Railway, but the line closed to passenger traffic in 1960 and to freight traffic, to and from RAF Welford, in the 1970s. The station site is now a car park for visitors to Welford Park. The village is situated midway between junctions 13 and 14 of the M4.

Demography

**2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005^[1]**
Output area	Homes owned outright	Owned with a loan	Socially rented	Privately rented	Other	km² roads	km² water	km² domestic gardens	Usual residents	km²
Civil parish	62	52	31	53	11	0.349	0.139	0.202	513	20.39

References

^ ^a ^b Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
^ ^a ^b 'Parishes: Welford', in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 ed. William Page and P H Ditchfield (London, 1924), pp. 116-125. Accessed 16 December 2014.
^ Historic England (6 March 1985). "Church of St Gregory (Grade II^) (1117225)". National Heritage List for England.

External links

[ons-1] Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005

[bh-2] 'Parishes: Welford', in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 ed. William Page and P H Ditchfield (London, 1924), pp. 116-125. Accessed 16 December 2014.

[3] Historic England (6 March 1985). "Church of St Gregory (Grade II^) (1117225)". National Heritage List for England.

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-'''Welford''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Berkshire]], in the valley of the [[River Lambourn]] north-west of the town of [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]]. The parish is within [[West Berkshire]] [[unitary authority]].
+'''Welford''' is a rural village and [[civil parish]] in [[West Berkshire]], England occupying both sides of the valley of the [[River Lambourn]] north-west of [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]] and south of [[Wantage]].  It forms a [[strip parish]] which tapers in the south where it contains the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Halfway, Berkshire|Halfway]].  It incorporates [[Welford Park]] with its annual snowdrop displays. The [[M4 motorway]] passes through the parish, but has no junctions within it. [[RAF Welford]], a munitions depot used by the [[United States Air Force]], is to the north of the village.
+==Notable buildings==
-The [[English country house|country house]] of [[Welford Park]], famous for its early spring displays of [[snowdrop]]s, and the [[Church of England parish church]] of [[Saint Gregory]] are in the village. The church is one of only two existing [[round-tower church]]es in [[Berkshire]], the other being St. Mary's at [[Great Shefford]].
+===Welford Park house===
+The history of the [[Estate (land)|manor]] is long. It was held by [[Abingdon Abbey]] for centuries until the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]].  Overlordship was for some decades after in the hands of [[the Crown]], and was attached to the manor of Benham Lovell, while the overlordship of the [[vill]] of Easton Welford was attached to the manor of East Greenwich.  Its history included a share held by [[Thomas Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet|Thomas Knyvet]] and within 20 years was sold to [[Francis Jones (Lord Mayor)|Francis Jones]] in the 1600s.  It descended in the same family to the Mason, Archer and Houblon branches. The main vestige is the rebuilt manor house at [[Welford Park]], which can be visited for its woodlands and early spring displays of [[snowdrop]]s.<ref name=bh>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4/pp116-125 'Parishes: Welford', in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4] ed. William Page and P H Ditchfield (London, 1924), pp. 116-125. Accessed 16 December 2014.</ref> It was described in a county history and geography of 1924 as a "large modern red brick building, surrounded by a [[medieval deer park]] of {{cvt|200|acres}}. It is the property of the [[lord of the manor]], Col. G. B. Archer-Houblon, but...the residence of Major R. P. Cobbold."<ref name=bh/>
+===Saint Gregory's church===
-The [[M4 motorway]] and [[RAF Welford]], a munitions depot used by the [[United States Air Force]], are close to the village. The village was formerly served by [[Welford Park railway station]] on the [[Lambourn Valley Railway]], but [[British Rail]]ways closed this line to passenger traffic in 1960 and to freight traffic to and from RAF Welford in the 1970s. The station site is now a car park for visitors to Welford Park's snowdrop displays.
+The [[Church of England parish church]] of St Gregory is one of only two existing [[round-tower church]]es in [[Berkshire]], the other being St Mary's at [[Great Shefford]] which adjoins the parish to the north-west. The church is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|grade=II^|desc=Church of St Gregory|num= 1117225 |date=6 March 1985}}</ref>
+==Transport==
+The village was formerly served by [[Welford Park railway station]] on the [[Lambourn Valley Railway]], but the line closed to passenger traffic in 1960 and to freight traffic, to and from RAF Welford, in the 1970s. The station site is now a car park for visitors to Welford Park. The village is situated midway between junctions 13 and 14 of the M4.
+==Demography==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|+ '''2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005<ref name=ons />'''
+|-
+!Output area||Homes owned outright||Owned with a loan||Socially rented||Privately rented||Other||km<sup>2</sup> roads||km<sup>2</sup> water||km<sup>2</sup>  domestic gardens||Usual residents ||km<sup>2</sup>
+|- align=center
+|Civil parish|| 62	||	52	||	31	||	53	||	11	||	0.349	||	0.139	||	0.202	||	513	||	20.39
+|}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{Commons category}}
 *[http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Berkshire/Welford_St_Gregory/welford_st_gregory.html Website with photos of Welford St. Gregory], a [[round-tower church]]
+* [http://www.greenhamcommon.org.uk A History of RAF Welford and Greenham Common]
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+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:Welford, Berkshire| ]]
 [[Category:Villages in Berkshire]]
-[[Category:West Berkshire]]
 [[Category:Civil parishes in Berkshire]]
+[[Category:West Berkshire District]]
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v t e Settlements in West Berkshire
Towns	Hungerford Newbury Thatcham (All are civil parishes and have town councils)
Civil parishes	Aldermaston Aldworth Ashampstead Basildon Beech Hill Beedon Beenham Boxford Bradfield Brightwalton Brimpton Bucklebury Burghfield Catmore Chaddleworth Chieveley Cold Ash Combe Compton East Garston East Ilsley Enborne Englefield Farnborough Fawley Frilsham Great Shefford Greenham Hampstead Marshall Hampstead Norreys Hermitage Holybrook Inkpen Kintbury Lambourn Leckhampstead Midgham Padworth Pangbourne Peasemore Purley on Thames Shaw-cum-Donnington Speen Stanford Dingley Stratfield Mortimer Streatley Sulham Sulhamstead Theale Tidmarsh Tilehurst Ufton Nervet Wasing Welford West Woodhay West Ilsley Winterbourne Wokefield Woolhampton Yattendon
Other villages and hamlets	Aldermaston Wharf Ashmore Green Avington Bagnor Beansheaf Farm Beedon Common Benham Hill Bloomfield Hatch Brightwalton Green Brimpton Common Burghfield Bridge Burnt Hill Calcot Chapel Row Colthrop Crockham Heath Crookham Donnington Eastbury Eddington Elcot Eling Enborne Row Fords Farm Goddard's Green Halfway Heads Hill Hell Corner Hoe Benham Honey Bottom Hungerford Newtown Hunts Green Hyde End Inkpen Common Lambourn Woodlands Little Heath Lower Basildon Lower Denford Lower Padworth Marlston Marsh Benham Midgham Green Mortimer/Mortimer Common Ownham Padworth Common Shaw Shefford Woodlands Snelsmore South Fawley Stockcross Tilehurst Upper Basildon Upper Denford Upper Eddington Upper Lambourn Upper Woolhampton Wash Common Wash Water Weston Wickham Wickham Heath Woodlands St Mary Woodspeen World's End