A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
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, Thursday. 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 district, and has trade in cattle, corn, timber, and lime, and mfrs. of nails, farm implements, and brass and iron ware.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wellington AP/CP Wellington Urban CP Shropshire AncC |
| Place names: | WATLING TOWN | WELLINGTON |
| Place: | Wellington |
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