neighbourhood, which were used by Charles I. It has
a handsome parish church, grammar school, town hall,
corn exchange, &c. The leading industries are the
mfr. of boots and shoes, and the smelting of iron.

Wellinghani. — par., Norfolk, 6 miles SW. of
Fakenham, 1066 ac., pop. 132.—2. Wellinghain,
hamlet, 1 mile S. of Barcombe sta., Sussex.

Welllngley. See Stancill with AYellingley.

Wellingore, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par., 2400
ac., pop. 790; vil., 9% miles NW. of Sleaford; P.O.; in
vicinity is Wellingore Hall, seat.

Wellington.—market town and par. with ry. sta.,
Shropshire, 10 miles E. of Shrewsbury by rail—par.,
8757 ac., pop. 14,199; town, 352 ac., pop. 6217;
P.O., T.o., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Thurs-
day. Wellington was originally called Watling Town,
from Watling Street, and was the place where
Charles I. issued his first proclamation in 1642. It is
the centre of a populous mining and agricultural dis-
trict, and has trade in cattle, corn, timber, and lime,
and mfrs. of nails, farm implements, and brass and
iron ware.—2. Wellington, market town and par.
with ry. sta., Somerset, at foot of Blackdown hills, 8
miles SAY. of Taunton by rail, 5195 ac., pop. 6360;
P.O., T.o., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Thurs-
day. The manor of Wellington (in Domesday Book,
AValintone) belonged to King Alfred, and belongs now
to the Duke of Wellington, who takes his title from
this place. There are mfrs. of druggets and serges.—

3. Wellington, par. and vil., Herefordshire—par.,
2538 ac., pop. 607; vil., 5 miles N. of Hereford ; P.O.—

4. Wellington, eccl. dist., Stoke upon Trent par.,
Staffordshire, pop. 9141. — 5. Wellington, North-
umberland. See also Willington,

Wellington Bridge, 5 miles from Taghmon, co.
Wexford; P.O.

Wellington College, military school with ry. sta.,
Sandhurst par., Berks, in SE. of co., 4 miles SE. of
Wokingham ; was founded by Queen Victoria (1856) in
memory of the Duke of AA⁷ellington; has accommoda-
tion for 250 boys, and has a fine library and museum.

Wellington (or Hid) Division, pari. div. of Shrop-
shire, pop. 52,798.

Wellington (or Western) Division, pari. div. of
Somerset, pop. 50,507.

Wellington Heath, eccl. dist. and vil., Ledbury
par., Herefordshire—dist., pop. 497; vil., 2 miles N.
of Ledbury; P.O.

Wellington Quay. See AYillington Quay.

Wellow.—par. and vil., Notts—par., 991 ac., pop.
378 ; vil., 6 miles SAY. of Tuxford; P.O.—2. Wellow,
hundred, Somerset, 21,613 ac., pop. 11,470; contains
13 pars.—3. Wellow, par. and vil. with ry. sta.,
Somerset—par., 5292 ac., pop. 1383; vil., 4% miles S.
of Bath ; P.O.—4. Wellow, hamlet, Isle of Wight, 2%
miles SE. of Yarmouth.

Wellow, East, par., on W. border of Hants, 1 mile
NE. of West Wellow, 2494 ac., pop. 319.

Wellow, West, par. and vil., Wilts, 4| miles SW. of
Romsey, 1401 ac., pop. 575; P.O.

Wells.—(or Wells next the Sea), seaport town and
par. with ry. sta., Norfolk, near Holkham Bay, 10 miles
N. of Fakenham and 31 NE. of Kings Lynn by rail,
2690 ac. land and 1820 water, pop. 2645; P.O., T.O., 2
Banks. AVells was known at Domesday as Quella;
the fine 15th century church was destroyed by fire in
1879. The harbour is spacious ; there is a considerable
export trade in corn and malt, and import trade in
coal, timber, deals, bark, oilcake, and tar. Brewing,
malting, rope making, machine making, and shipbuild-
ing are the chief industries. Oyster fishing is carried
on. Wells has an endowed grammar school, and read-
ing rooms. — 2. Wells, mun. bor. and ancient city,
Somerset, at foot of Mendip hills, 6 miles NE. of
Glastonbury and 19 SW. of Bath by rail, 726 ac., pop.
4634; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days,
Wednesday and Saturday. Wells took its name from
the numerous springs in the vicinity. It originated in
a collegiate church founded in 704. The diocese of
Bath and Wells comprehends all Somerset except Bed-
minster. The cathedral and the Episcopal palace are
at Wells. The cathedral is a magnificent structure, in
the Early English style. The Episcopal palace is a
castellated building of ancient date, surrounded by a wall
and moat. Wells has breweries, flour and paper mills,
and brush manufactories, but its trade is principally
agricultural. It was first chartered by King John, and
was made a mun. bor. by Queen Elizabeth; it returned
2 members to Parliament from the time of Edward I.
until 1867-1868.