Weleb . See AVelsh .

Welch Frankton, 3 miles SW. of Ellesmere sta.,
Shropshire; P.O. See AYelsh Frankton.

Welches Darn, par., Cambridgeshire, 7 miles NE. of
Ely, 2980 ac., pop. 150.

Welchtown, 5 m. from Stranorlar, co.Donegal; P.O.

Welcombe.—par. and vil., Devon, 44 miles S. of Hart-
land and 16 miles SW. of Bideford, 1751 ac., pop. 209.—

2. Welcombe, seat, Warwickshire, 1 mile NE. of Strat-
ford on Avon; is a modern mansion, and replaced one
of older date, in which resided Shakspere’s friends John
and William Combe.

Weldon, Great, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta.
(Weldon), Northamptonshire—par., 3680 ac., pop. 746;
township, 2350 ac., pop. 292; vil., 8 miles NE. of
Kettering; P.O., T.O., called Weldon. Roman relics
and vestiges of an ancient town are in the par.

Weldon, Little, township and vil., Great Weldon
par., Northamptonshire—township, 1330 ac., pop. 454;
the vil. is in NW. vicinity of Great Weldon.

Weldon Bridge, on river Coquet, Northumberland,
3 miles N. of Long Horsley; P.O.

Welfleld House, seat, near SW. border of Radnor-
shire, 1 mile E. of Builth Road sta.

Welford.—par., Berks, in SW. of co., on river Lam-
bourn, 6 miles NW. of Newbury, 5228 ac., pop. 943;
contains Welford Park, seat. — 2. Welford, vil.,
Gloucestershire, and par., partly also in Warwickshire
—par., 3550 ac., pop. 684; vil., on river Avon, 4 miles
SAY. of Stratford on Avon ; P.O.—3. Welford, par.
and vil. (ry. sta. Welford and Kilworth), Northampton-
shire—par., 3650 ac., pop. 922; vil., 6 miles SE. of
Lutterworth and 10 NE. of Rugby; P.O., T.O.

Welhaut. — par., Leicestershire, 4 miles NE. of
Market Harborough, 1109 ac., pop. 68.—2. Welhasu,
vil., Clarborough par., Notts, 14 m. NE. of East Retford.

Welkope, hamlet, onNW. border of Durham, 5 miles
NW. of Weardale St John.

Well.—hamlet, Ickham par., Kent, 4 miles E. of
Canterbury. — 2. Well, wapentake, Lincolnshire, in
parts of Lindsey, 18,698 ac., pop. 3571; contains 8
pars, and a part.—3. Well, par., Lincolnshire, 14 mile
SAV. of Alford, 2110 ac., pop. 124; contains Well
Hall, seat.—4. Well, par. and township, North-Riding
Yorkshire, 44miles S. of Bedale ry. sta.—par., 6689 ac.,
pop. 791; township, pop. 322; P.O.

Welland.—par. and vil., Worcestershire—par., 2027
ac., pop. 874; vil., 3 miles W. of Upton on Severn;
P.O.—2. Welland, river ; rises on NW. border of
Northamptonshire, and flows NE. along borders of
Leicestershire and Rutland and through SE. of Lincoln-
shire to the Wash ; it is 70 miles long, has basin area
of 760 square miles, and is navigable for small craft
up to Market Deeping.

WeUbank, 6 miles N. of Broughty Ferry, Forfar-
shire; P.O.

Wellbrook, seat, 34 miles W. of Cookstown, E. co.
Tyrone.

Wellcombe, Devon. See Welcombe.

Wellesborougk, hamlet, Sibson par., Leicestershire,

3 miles SW. of Market Bosworth.

Wellesbourne, par. and vil., Warwickshire—par.,
4749 ac., pop. 1399; vil., 5 miles E. of Stratford on
Avon; P.O., T.O.; the par. consists of 2 townships—
Wellesbourne Hastings, pop. 697, and Wellesbourne
Monntford, pop. 702.

Welllield, seat, in par. and 14 mile SW. of Strath-
miglo, Fife.

Welllield Junction, ry. sta., Durham, 9 miles N. of
Stockton.

WellbaU, seat, in par. and 1J mile W. of Hamilton,
Lanarkshire.

Wellbaiigb, township, Falstone par., Northumber-
land, 12 miles W. of Bellingham, 33,807 ac., pop. 315.

Welling, vil., Bexley and East Wickham pars.,
Kent, 3 miles SE. of AVoolwich; P.O., T.O.; has an
endowed school.

Wellingborough, market town and par. with ry.
sta., Northamptonshire, near river Nen, 104 miles
NE. of Northampton, 4490 ac., pop. 13,794; P.O.,
T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Wednesday.
Wellingborough stands on a declivity near the river
Nen, and takes its name from chalybeate springs in the

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