River Welland
The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in east England
- Also known as: “Welland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station.
Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station
Building
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station was a station which served the villages of Algarkirk and Sutterton in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It was served by trains on the line from Boston to Spalding. Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of River Welland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moulton Seas End and Holbeach St Marks.
Moulton Seas End
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moulton Seas End is a village in the civil parish of The Moultons and the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 5 miles north-east from the centre of Spalding and 2 miles north-west from Holbeach. Moulton Seas End is situated 2½ miles south of River Welland.
Holbeach St Marks
Village
Photo: Peter Latham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holbeach St Marks is a fenland village in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire, England. It is 5 miles north from Holbeach, 3 miles from The Wash, and at the centre of Holbeach Marsh. Holbeach St Marks is situated 3½ miles east of River Welland.
Holbeach Bank
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Latham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holbeach Bank is a fenland village in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is just under 2 miles north from the market town of Holbeach, and 1 mile to the east of the A17 road. Holbeach Bank is situated 3½ miles southeast of River Welland.
River Welland
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Western Frisian—“River Welland” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “River Welland”
- Cebuano: “River Welland”
- Chinese: “韋蘭河”
- Czech: “Welland”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ويلاند”
- German: “River Welland”
- German: “Welland”
- Italian: “Welland (fiume)”
- Italian: “Welland”
- Latin: “Welandus”
- Lithuanian: “Velandas”
- Polish: “Welland”
- Serbian: “Веланд”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Welland”
- Swahili: “Mto Welland”
- Swedish: “River Welland”
- Welsh: “Afon Welland”
- Western Frisian: “Welland (rivier yn Ingelân)”
- Western Frisian: “Welland”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Humby and Fosdyke.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pinchbeck Marsh and Welland Outfall.
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