Wellow, Nottinghamshire

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Wellow
Wellow shown within Nottinghamshire
Population	444
OS grid reference	SK669662
District	Newark and Sherwood
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWARK
Postcode district	NG22
Dialling code	01623
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire

Coordinates: 53°11′N 1°00′W / 53.19, -1

Wellow is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 444 ^[1]

It has a village green and a maypole, which is still in use. The parish church of St Swithin is 12th century, which was restored, with a new chancel, in 1878-9. On the east and south sides of the village are the remains of a defensive ditch, which originally encircled the village. To the south is the deserted medieval village of Grimston. To the north east is Jordan Castle, a Norman ringwork consisting of a circular earthwork surrounded by a bank and ditch ^[2].

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[edit] External links

• http://www.britannia.com/tours/rhood/wellow.html

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