Welton, Northamptonshire

Welton, Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°17′21″N 1°08′56″W / 52.28929°N 1.148929°W / 52.28929; -01.148929

Welton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. The village is located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of the nearest town Daventry. It is 15 miles (24 km) west-northwest of Northampton, 9 miles (14 km) south east of Rugby and 79.2 miles (127.5 km) north-west of London. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) of the A361 that runs between Daventry and Crick where the M1 junction 18 gives access to the national motorway network north and south. The nearest railway station is at Long Buckby for the London Midland services to Birmingham New Street and Northampton, on the Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line. For inter-city services (Virgin Trains), passengers should change at Rugby, the next station westbound. The Village and parish of Welton had in the 2001 census, a population of 634. For the purposes of local government, the village falls within the district of Daventry.