Wells.—par., cos. Carlow and Kilkenny, on river
Barrow, 2730 ac., pop. 867; contains part of Leighlin-
bridge.—2. Wells, seat, 10 miles NE. of Enniscorthy,
E. co. Wexford; P.O.

Wells Division, pari. div. of Somerset, pop. 52,994.

Wells Forum, hundred, Somerset, 31,291 ac., pop.
7402; contains 8 pars.

Wells House, seat, Hobkirk par., Roxburghshire, on
Rule Water, 4 miles SE. of Denholm.

Wellshotthlll, part of Cambuslang, Lanarkshire,
pop. 669.

Well wood Colliery, vil., Dunfermline par., Fife,
pop. 617.

Wcllwood Works, vil., in par. and 2 miles SW. of
Muirkirk, Ayrshire.

Welnethan, ry. sta., Suffolk, 3% miles SE. of Bury
St Edmunds. See Whelnethan.

Welney, par. and vil., Cambridgeshire and Norfolk
—par., 5292 ac., pop. 1026 ; vil., 8 miles SW. of Down-
ham Market; P.O. Large sheets of water form decoys
for wild fowl.

Welsh Blcknor, par., Herefordshire, in S. of co.,
4% miles S. of Ross, 8502 ac., pop. 99; was formerly a
detached part of Monmouthshire.

Welsh Frankton, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta.
(Frankton), Ellesmere and Whittington pars., Shrop-
shire—dist., pop. 511; vil., 3 miles SAY. of Ellesmere ;
P.O., called Welch Frankton.

Welsh Hampton. See Welshampton.

Welsh Harp, ry. sta., Middlesex, in NW. suburbs of
London, f mile SE. of Hendon sta.

Welsh Newton, par. and vil., in S. of Hereford-
shire, 3% miles S. of Monmouth, 1821 ac., pop. 225.

Welsh St Donats, par., Glamorgan, 2 miles NE. of
Cowbridge, 2263 ac., pop. 215.

Welsh Whittle, township, Standish par., N. Lanca-
shire, 3 miles SAY. of Chorley, 596 ac., pop. 115.

Welshampton (or Welsh Hampton), par. and vil.
with ry. sta., Shropshire—par., 1515 ac., pop. 514;
vil., 3£ miles E. of Ellesmere ; P.O.

Welshpool.—pari, and mun. bor., and market town
with ry. sta., in E. of Montgomeryshire, on river
Severn, 9 miles NW. of Montgomery and 19| SAY. of
Shrewsbury by rail—par., 6801 ac., pop. 4988; pari,
bor. (extending into Guilsfieldpar.), 6761 ac., pop. 5211;
mun. bor. (comprising a further portion of Guilsfield
par., and portions of Berriew, Battington, and Castle
Caereinion parishes), 19,549 ac., pop. 7107; P.O., T.O.,

2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Monday. AYelsh-
pool, ordinarily called Pool, derives its name from
its vicinity to a small lake in Powis Park. It is
regarded as the county town, and is a seat of as-
sizes, sessions, and county courts. It has malting
and tanning, and was formerly the chief seat of the
Welsh flannel mfr., but that trade is now centred at
Newtown. Welshpool was incorporated by James I.;
it is one of the Montgomery District of Parliamentary
Boroughs, which returns 1 member.—2. Welshpool,
hundred. See Pool.

Welton.—par. and vil. with ry. sta. (for Guils-
borough), Northamptonshire—par., 1690 ac., pop. 489;
vil., 2 miles NE. of Daventry; P.O.; in vicinity is
Welton Place, seat.—2. Welton, township, Oving-
ham par., Northumberland, 9 miles NE. of Hexham,
1203 ac., pop. 54.—3. Welton, hamlet with ry. sta.
(for Midsomer-Norton), Midsomer-Norton par., Somer-.
set, 9 miles NW. of Frome.—4. Welton, par., town-
ship, and vil., East-Riding Yorkshire—par., 2675 ac.,
940 tidal water, and 554 foreshore, pop. 841; township,
1770 ac., 422 tidal water, and 85 foreshore, pop. 669;
vil., 1% mile NE. of Brough sta. and 9% miles W. of
Hull; P.O.; in vicinity,is Welton Hall, seat.

Welton, Nether and Upper, 2 hamlets, Cumberland,
7% miles SW. of Carlisle.

Welton (hy Lincoln), par. and vil., Lincolnshire—
par., 3690 ac., pop. 682; vil., 6 miles E. of Lincoln; P.O.

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