Wellington

Wellington is a market town within , . It contains perhaps the largest commercial space outside of 's town centre. It is the part of furthest west, both by motorway and by rail.
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  • Type: Town with 22,800 residents
  • Description: town in Shropshire, England
  • Also known as: “Wellington, Salop.” and “Wellington, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wellington railway station and New Bucks Head.

Railway station
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serves the town of Wellington, in , England. It lies on the former Great Western Railway's route between London Paddington and Birkenhead Woodside, via .

Stadium
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is a in Wellington, , and the home of AFC Telford United in the Enterprise National League N/S]] football club AFC Telford United.

Museum
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is a Victorian suburban villa, located in Wellington, Shropshire, and owned by the National Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eyton upon the Weald Moors and Wrockwardine.

Hamlet
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Eyton is a village and civil parish in , England on the south-west edge of the Weald Moors, north of Wellington. Naturalist Thomas Campbell Eyton was born at Eyton Hall and owned the Eyton estate from succeeding to it in 1855.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the borough of and ceremonial county of , England. The village lies north of and the /A5, and west of Wellington.

Suburb
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is a village in , borough of in , England. It lies northwest of Wellington. The village was known for the restorative qualities of its spa water from the mid-18th century through much of the 19th century.

Wellington

Latitude
52.7° or 52° 42′ 0″ north
Longitude
-2.5177° or 2° 31′ 4″ west
Population
22,800
Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WNG
Open location code
9C4VPF2J+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29996635
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2634573
Wiki­data ID
Q1898698
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Wellington” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Wellington”
  • Basque: “Wellington (Shropshire)”
  • Basque: “Wellington”
  • Bengali: “উইলিংটন”
  • Catalan: “Wellington”
  • Cebuano: “Wellington (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Wellington”
  • Chinese: “Wellington”
  • Chinese: “威灵顿”
  • Chinese: “威靈頓（Wellington）”
  • Chinese: “威靈頓”
  • Chinese: “惠灵顿”
  • Chinese: “惠靈頓”
  • Dutch: “Wellington”
  • French: “Wellington”
  • German: “Wellington”
  • Gujarati: “વેલિંગટન”
  • Irish: “Wellington, Shropshire”
  • Italian: “Wellington”
  • Japanese: “ウェリントン”
  • Kannada: “ವೆಲ್ಲಿಂಗ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “웰링턴”
  • Ladin: “Wellington (Shropshire)”
  • Ladin: “Wellington”
  • Latin: “Walintona”
  • Lithuanian: “Velingtonas”
  • Macedonian: “Велингтон”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wellington (Shropshire)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wellington i Shropshire”
  • Persian: “ولینگتون، شروپ‌شر”
  • Polish: “Wellington”
  • Portuguese: “Wellington”
  • Russian: “Веллингтон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ولینقتون، شروپ‌شر”
  • Spanish: “Wellington”
  • Swedish: “Wellington, Shropshire”
  • Swedish: “Wellington”
  • Tamil: “வெலிங்டன்”
  • Telugu: “వెల్లింగ్టన్”
  • Urdu: “ویلنگٹن، شروپ شائر”
  • Urdu: “ویلینجٹن”
  • Volapük: “Wellington”
  • Welsh: “Wellington, Swydd Amwythig”
  • Welsh: “Wellington”

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