Welborne is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
, now in the parish of
Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne, in the
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 197 ...
district, in the county of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 147.
Its church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing
round-tower church
Round-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, mostly in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, six in Essex, three in Sussex and two each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshi ...
es in Norfolk.
History
The villages name means 'spring stream'. On April 1st 1935, the parish was abolished and merged with Runhall.
References
External links
Welborne Village WebsiteAll Saints on the European Round Tower Churches website
Villages in Norfolk
Former civil parishes in Norfolk
South Norfolk
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