Welford, Berkshire: Difference between revisions

Welford
St. Gregory's parish church and the rear of Welford Park House
Population	522 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SU4073
Civil parish	Welford
Unitary authority	West Berkshire
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Newbury

Welford is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, in the valley of the River Lambourn north-west of the town of Newbury. The parish is within West Berkshire unitary authority.

Notable buildings

Welford Park house

The country house of Welford Park, famous for its early spring displays of snowdrops, is in the village.

Saint Gregory's church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Gregory is one of only two existing round-tower churches in Berkshire, the other being St. Mary's at Great Shefford.

Transport

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 Railways 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.

External links

• Website with photos of Welford St. Gregory, a round-tower church