Welford-on-Avon
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Welford-on-Avon is a village of around 1,800 inhabitants situated some 6 km (4 miles) west-south-west of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in the county of Warwickshire, England.
Until 1931 Welford-on-Avon was in Gloucestershire. It has the tallest maypole in England. There are three pubs and many Tudor half-timbered cottages, mostly close to the village church, which is the older part of Welford.[1]
[edit] Welford-on-Avon Primary School
In Headland Road, a Primary school was constructed. Now it has all the facilities it needs and has one trophy in sports. In 2007, the headteacher left the school to become a schools inspector.The school is in construction again, 2008, for a spacious entrance and bigger staff room, office and hall.
[edit] External links
- Views of old cottages in Welford
- An historical account, from the Victoria County History (1949)
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Welford-on-Avon and surrounding area
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