WELTON, a parish in the wapentake of HOWDENSHIRE,
East riding of the county of YORK, comprising
the chapelry of Melton and the township of Welton, and
containing 683 inhabitants, of which number 576 are
in the township of Welton, 3 miles (S. E.) from South
Cave. The living is a vicarage, in the jurisdiction of
the peculiar court of Howdenshire, rated in the king's
books at £25, and in the patronage of the Crown.
The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is supposed to have
been built by William Rufus. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyan Methodists. A National school
has been established here.