Welford, Berkshire
| Welford | |
|---|---|
 St. Gregory's parish church and the rear of Welford Park House | |
| Population | 522 (2001 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU4073 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Welford is a village 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.
The country house of Welford Park, famous for its early spring displays of snowdrops, and the Church of England parish church of Saint Gregory are in the village. The church is one of only two existing round-tower churches in Berkshire, the other being St. Mary's at Great Shefford.
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.
References
- ^ "Area selected: West Berkshire (Unitary Aurhority)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
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