Welton Rural District
| Welton Rural District | |||||||||
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| Former subdivision of United Kingdom | |||||||||
| 1894–1974 | |||||||||
Welton Rural District shown within Parts of Lindsey in 1970. | |||||||||
| Capital | Welton | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 53°18′N 0°24′W / 53.3°N 0.4°W | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| • Succeeded by | West Lindsey | ||||||||
| Status | Rural district | ||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 1894 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 April 1974 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | United Kingdom | ||||||||
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Welton was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Lincoln rural sanitary district which was in Lindsey – the Kesteven part forming the Branston Rural District. It was named after Welton.
The district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire.