Weldon is a suburban village and

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on the eastern outskirts of

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, England. It is two miles away from Corby. The village is listed in the Domesday Book as 'Weledene', in the Colby Hundred. The head of the manor before 1066 is listed as 'Weldon', likely Anglo-Saxon. The Lord in 1066 is listed as 'Northmann', perhaps an unnamed Viking or Dane. The Lord, and Tenant-in-Chief, in 1086 was Robert de Bucy (Buci), a Norman. The village's name means 'hill with a spring/stream'. It is, currently, administered by

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council. Prior to local government changes in 2021 it was administered by Corby Borough Council; at the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 1,644 people, increasing to 2,099 at the 2011 Census. Weldon is at the crossroads of the north–south A43 trunk road which bypasses it to the west and the A427 that, locally, provides a route to

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westbound and

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eastbound; traffic on this road is "calmed" by an extensive scheme. The ''King's Arms'' public house was demolished and replaced with housing. Weldon currently has two

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, the

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-approved Shoulder of Mutton and The George, formerly a 17th-century

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. The Church o

St Mary the Virgin is an early-13th century limestone built church and is located just to the south of the main village. The village is home to Weldon Cricket Club which runs ten teams for both adults and children, the team is going from strength to strength climbing the Northamptonshire leagues. Chairman Andy Warren . and the village football team, Weldon United, play in the

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Premier Division.

References

External links

Comprehensive village website
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Open Domesday website
Villages in Northamptonshire Civil parishes in Northamptonshire North Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub