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Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Wellington, Swydd Amwythig" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_(Shropshire)" title="Wellington (Shropshire) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wellington (Shropshire)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_(Shropshire)" title="Wellington (Shropshire) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Wellington (Shropshire)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_(Shropshire)" title="Wellington (Shropshire) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wellington (Shropshire)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_(Shropshire)" title="Wellington (Shropshire) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Wellington (Shropshire)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velingtonas_(Anglija)" title="Velingtonas (Anglija) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Velingtonas (Anglija)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_(Shropshire)" title="Wellington (Shropshire) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wellington (Shropshire)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_i_Shropshire" title="Wellington i Shropshire – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Wellington i Shropshire" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_(Shropshire)" 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enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories">Police</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Mercia_Police" title="West Mercia Police">West Mercia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Fire_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Fire services in the United Kingdom">Fire</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" title="Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service">Shropshire</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom">Ambulance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Ambulance_Service" title="West Midlands Ambulance Service">West Midlands</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Shropshire" title="List of places in Shropshire">Shropshire</a></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wellington,_Shropshire&params=52.7001_N_2.5157_W_region:GB_type:city(25554)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°42′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°30′57″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.7001°N 2.5157°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.7001; -2.5157</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wellington</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Market_town" title="Market town">market town</a> of <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">civil parish</a> in the borough of <a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin" title="Telford and Wrekin">Telford and Wrekin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a>, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Telford town centre and 12 miles (19 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury" title="Shrewsbury">Shrewsbury</a>; the summit of <a href="/wiki/The_Wrekin" title="The Wrekin">The Wrekin</a> lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of the town. The population of the town was 25,554 in <a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 United Kingdom Census">2011</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AllSaintsWellington.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/AllSaintsWellington.JPG/220px-AllSaintsWellington.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/AllSaintsWellington.JPG/330px-AllSaintsWellington.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/AllSaintsWellington.JPG/440px-AllSaintsWellington.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>All Saints' Church in the centre of Wellington. Built in 1789.</figcaption></figure> <p>A church has stood for almost 1,000 years and a priest is mentioned in the <a href="/wiki/Domesday_Book" title="Domesday Book">Domesday Book</a>. The original churchyard still remains. A new church, dedicated to All Saints, designed by <a href="/wiki/George_Steuart_(architect)" title="George Steuart (architect)">George Steuart</a>, was built in 1789.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wellington's first market charter was granted to Giles of Erdington, lord of the manor, in 1244 and a market still exists today.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The market had an open-sided market hall by 1680, and possibly much earlier, but it was dismantled in about 1805.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1841 a market company was formed to purchase the market rights from <a href="/wiki/John_George_Weld_Weld-Forester,_2nd_Baron_Forester" class="mw-redirect" title="John George Weld Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester">Lord Forester</a> in 1856.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1848 the company built a town hall with the butter market below, creating a permanent covered space for traders. </p><p>The first Shropshire Olympian Games, organised by celebrated Olympic revivalist Dr <a href="/wiki/William_Penny_Brookes" title="William Penny Brookes">William Penny Brookes</a>, were held in Wellington in May 1861.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 1868 the town hosted the third National Olympian Games, organised by the <a href="/wiki/British_Olympic_Association" title="British Olympic Association">National Olympian Association</a> co-founded by Brookes, when their intended venue at <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a> had become unavailable.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To the northeast of the town is the site of <a href="/wiki/Apley_Castle" title="Apley Castle">Apley Castle</a>, originally a fourteenth-century fortified manor house, the remains of which were converted into a stable block with the building of a grand Georgian house, which was itself demolished in 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The surviving stable block has been converted into apartments and retains some medieval features.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_creation_of_Telford">The creation of Telford</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The creation of Telford"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dawley New Town was designated by the government in 1963, and was expanded to encompass Wellington in 1968 under the new name of <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a>, named for the great engineer and first <a href="/wiki/County_surveyor" title="County surveyor">county surveyor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Telford" title="Thomas Telford">Thomas Telford</a>. The creation of Telford has divided opinion in Wellington ever since, with some celebrating the jobs and investment it brought to the area and others bemoaning the negative impact on Wellington's own economy; as well as its status and sense of identity.<sup id="cite_ref-BritHist_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BritHist-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The development of <a href="/wiki/Telford_Town_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Telford Town Centre">Telford Town Centre</a> and local retail parks since the 1970s had an adverse effect on Wellington's retail centre. The local <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> team's name was changed from Wellington Town to <a href="/wiki/Telford_United_F.C." title="Telford United F.C.">Telford United</a> in 1969. </p><p>For many years, local politics left Wellington in conflict with Wrekin District (now <a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin_Council" title="Telford and Wrekin Council">Telford and Wrekin Council</a>), with claims and counterclaims of neglect. In the 21st century, however, the borough council has invested heavily in the town. These investments include the redeveloped Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre near the centre of the town, which has brought together the library, town council, swimming pool and gym, along with a modern <a href="/wiki/Register_office_(United_Kingdom)" title="Register office (United Kingdom)">register office</a>. 200 borough council officers are also located at the new complex.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TelfordMap.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/TelfordMap.jpg/250px-TelfordMap.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/TelfordMap.jpg/375px-TelfordMap.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/TelfordMap.jpg/500px-TelfordMap.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Wellington shown within <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a> in <span style="color:#FF00B4;">magenta</span>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commerce">Commerce</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Commerce"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area's largest employers are located in nearby areas of <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a>, with Wellington itself housing hundreds of small businesses in its shops, offices and small manufacturing units. A range of nationwide chains have branches in Wellington. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/The_Wrekin" title="The Wrekin">The Wrekin</a>, one of Shropshire's most famous landmarks, is the most northern part of the <a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Hills_AONB" class="mw-redirect" title="Shropshire Hills AONB">Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty</a>. Located just 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the centre of Wellington, it attracts tens of thousands of walkers and cyclists to the town every year.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Located in the town's Victorian market hall, Wellington Market operates four days a week and houses over 100 stalls. A Farmers' Market takes place on the fourth Saturday of the month, bringing together several Shropshire food producers and retailers in the market's historic home of Market Square. </p><p>A short walk from the centre of the town is <a href="/wiki/Sunnycroft" title="Sunnycroft">Sunnycroft</a>, a Victorian villa and mini-estate now owned and run by the <a href="/wiki/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty" class="mw-redirect" title="National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty">National Trust</a>. </p><p>Wellington is home to the Belfrey Theatre, an amateur venue run by the Wellington Theatre Company which offers an annual season of plays and other shows. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The New Buck's Head football stadium, home to <a href="/wiki/AFC_Telford_United" title="AFC Telford United">AFC Telford United</a>, is in Wellington. Other sporting clubs include the <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Cricket_Club" title="Wellington Cricket Club">Wellington Cricket Club</a>, currently in the Birmingham League Premier Division, and Wrekin Golf Club. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area's music and theatre groups host performances throughout the year, and there are craft markets at both Belmont Hall and Christ Church. </p><p>In March, the town marks Charter Day, when the 1244 charter is delivered by a messenger on horseback. A jury then convenes in the Market Square to appoint the town crier, ale taster and market clerk for the year ahead. </p><p>During the summer, around 40 events take place in and around the town, including the historically inspired Midsummer Fayre, the town carnival and Lions Day at Bowring Park, and the Wellington Walking Festival. Sounds in The Square brings live music to the heart of the town across weekends in July and August, and various concerts and fetes complete the programme. </p><p>The Wellington Arts Festival runs every October, and offers a variety of events including plays, music, exhibitions, literature and poetry. </p><p>There is now a cinema in Market Square, Wellington, called The Wellington Orbit, which is operated by a team of volunteers. On their website it claims to be "Telford's only independent cinema."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education_and_health_services">Education and health services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education and health services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wellington is the main education centre for the borough. Telford College and the independent school <a href="/wiki/Wrekin_College" title="Wrekin College">Wrekin College</a> are located around the outskirts of the town, along with several primary and secondary schools. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Princess_Royal_Hospital,_Telford" title="Princess Royal Hospital, Telford">Princess Royal Hospital</a>, one of Shropshire's two main hospitals, is located just outside the town at <a href="/wiki/Apley_Castle" title="Apley Castle">Apley</a>, as is the Severn Hospice. Within the town, Wellington Health Centre is the main GP practice. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local news and television programmes are provided by <a href="/wiki/BBC_West_Midlands" title="BBC West Midlands">BBC West Midlands</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">ITV Central</a>. Television signals are received from the <a href="/wiki/The_Wrekin_transmitting_station" title="The Wrekin transmitting station">Wrekin</a> TV transmitter. <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local radio stations are <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Shropshire" title="BBC Radio Shropshire">BBC Radio Shropshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_Black_Country_%26_Shropshire" title="Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire">Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio_Black_Country_%26_Shropshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Greatest Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire">Greatest Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Capital_North_West_and_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital North West and Wales">Capital North West and Wales</a>. The town is served by local newspaper, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Star" title="Shropshire Star">Shropshire Star</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wellington_Railway_Station_-Shropshire-27Jan2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Wellington_Railway_Station_-Shropshire-27Jan2008.jpg/220px-Wellington_Railway_Station_-Shropshire-27Jan2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Wellington_Railway_Station_-Shropshire-27Jan2008.jpg/330px-Wellington_Railway_Station_-Shropshire-27Jan2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Wellington_Railway_Station_-Shropshire-27Jan2008.jpg/440px-Wellington_Railway_Station_-Shropshire-27Jan2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1128" data-file-height="471" /></a><figcaption>Wellington railway station</figcaption></figure> <p>Wellington has road links, centrally located railway and bus stations, and a position on routes 45 and 81 of the National Cycle Network. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway">Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wellington_railway_station_(Shropshire)" title="Wellington railway station (Shropshire)">Wellington railway station</a> is served by three <a href="/wiki/Train_operating_companies" class="mw-redirect" title="Train operating companies">train operating companies</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a> operates one return journey to <a href="/wiki/London_Euston_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="London Euston railway station">London Euston</a> each weekday<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Wales_Rail" title="Transport for Wales Rail">Transport for Wales</a> run hourly services between <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_railway_station" title="Birmingham International railway station">Birmingham International</a> and West Wales; destinations alternate between <a href="/wiki/Aberystwyth_railway_station" title="Aberystwyth railway station">Aberystwyth</a> & <a href="/wiki/Pwllheli_railway_station" title="Pwllheli railway station">Pwllheli</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_railway_station" title="Holyhead railway station">Holyhead</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Trains</a> operate hourly services each way between <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_railway_station" title="Shrewsbury railway station">Shrewsbury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a>, via <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolverhampton railway station">Wolverhampton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="History_2">History</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The station was built in 1849. In 1867, a branch line was opened to connect the town with <a href="/wiki/Market_Drayton" title="Market Drayton">Market Drayton</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Wellington_and_Market_Drayton_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Wellington and Market Drayton Railway">Wellington and Market Drayton Railway</a> operated for almost a hundred years before closure under the <a href="/wiki/Beeching_Axe" class="mw-redirect" title="Beeching Axe">Beeching Axe</a> in 1963. The line remained open for goods only services until 1967; the track was lifted in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were also railway links to <a href="/wiki/Much_Wenlock" title="Much Wenlock">Much Wenlock</a> (closed 1962) and <a href="/wiki/Stafford" title="Stafford">Stafford</a>, which closed in the late 1960s. </p><p>A goods only link to a <a href="/wiki/Telford_International_Railfreight_Park" title="Telford International Railfreight Park">rail head at Donnington</a>, on part of the former Wellington to Stafford line, has been re-opened. There have been campaigns to re-open the whole of the line from Shrewsbury to Stafford through Wellington, Leegomery, <a href="/wiki/Hadley,_Shropshire" title="Hadley, Shropshire">Hadley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trench,_Telford" title="Trench, Telford">Trench</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donnington,_Telford" title="Donnington, Telford">Donnington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Shropshire" title="Newport, Shropshire">Newport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 2008 and 2011 the town had a through train service to <a href="/wiki/Marylebone_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Marylebone railway station">London Marylebone</a> operated by <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_%26_Shropshire" title="Wrexham & Shropshire">Wrexham & Shropshire</a>, the first for almost 40 years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buses">Buses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Buses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Bus_Station,_Wellington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1383423.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/New_Bus_Station%2C_Wellington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1383423.jpg/220px-New_Bus_Station%2C_Wellington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1383423.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/New_Bus_Station%2C_Wellington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1383423.jpg/330px-New_Bus_Station%2C_Wellington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1383423.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/New_Bus_Station%2C_Wellington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1383423.jpg/440px-New_Bus_Station%2C_Wellington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1383423.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="418" /></a><figcaption>Wellington bus station, prior to its redesign in 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>Current bus services operated by <a href="/wiki/Arriva" title="Arriva">Arriva</a> in Wellington are:<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>4: <a href="/wiki/Madeley,_Shropshire" title="Madeley, Shropshire">Madeley</a> – Leegomery</li> <li>7: Wellington – Telford Centre</li> <li>X7: <a href="/wiki/Telford_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Telford Centre">Telford Centre</a> – Shrewsbury</li> <li>8: Telford/Wellington – <a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a></li> <li>X10A: <a href="/wiki/Telford_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Telford Centre">Telford Centre</a> – Shrewsbury</li> <li>99 – Telford circular</li></ul> <p>In late 2022, <a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin_Council" title="Telford and Wrekin Council">Telford and Wrekin Council</a> introduced the <i>Travel Telford</i> services, operated by <a href="/wiki/Chaserider" title="Chaserider">Chaserider</a> and Select Bus Services; these are: </p> <ul><li>100: Wellington – Sutton Hill</li> <li>101: Madeley – Princess Royal Hospital</li> <li>102/3: Wellington – <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Shropshire" title="Newport, Shropshire">Newport</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="History_3">History</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, <a href="/wiki/BMMO" class="mw-redirect" title="BMMO">BMMO</a> expanded its depots out from <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a> to other towns and cities in the <a href="/wiki/Midlands" title="Midlands">Midlands</a>, including Shrewsbury, which would later lead to them opening a depot on Charlton Street on 21 July 1932 after closing the Shrewsbury depot in the same month. BMMO was later renamed to Midland Red Omnibus Company in March 1974 and was split up in September 1981 to become Midland Red (North) Limited, with whom the depot was taken control of. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Midlands" title="Arriva Midlands">Midland Red North</a> was later acquired by the <a href="/wiki/Arriva" title="Arriva">Cowie Group</a> on 1 August 1996, who would rename and become <a href="/wiki/Arriva" title="Arriva">Arriva</a> on 6 November 1997, making Midland Red North become what is now the current operator that serves Wellington and Telford, <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Midlands" title="Arriva Midlands">Arriva Midlands</a>. </p><p>After 80 years of the Charlton Street depot being in operation, it would be closed by Arriva in April 2012 and demolished in summer of 2015. The fleet and staff from the Charlton Street depot were moved to a new premises on Stafford Park prior to its demolition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Community_projects">Community projects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Community projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A number of community organisations are active in the town, including Wellington's 'Walkers are Welcome' Group which organises regular walks around the area in addition to the annual Walking Festival, and Wellington H2A promoting arts and heritage in the town through a range of events. Local history and heritage are promoted by Wellington History Group and Wellington Civic Society. A twinning group exists to maintain links with Wellington's twin town of <a href="/wiki/Chatenay-Malabry" class="mw-redirect" title="Chatenay-Malabry">Chatenay-Malabry</a> in France.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amongst current community projects are the Peace Garden,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> started by local nonagenarian George Evans (died 2020), and the ambitious project to return a cinema to the town for the first time since the closure of the Clifton almost three decades ago. In June 2019, the Wellington Orbit was officially opened, bringing a cafe, bar and cinema to the centre of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_towns">Twin towns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Twin towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wellington is <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">twinned</a> with <a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2tenay-Malabry" title="Châtenay-Malabry">Châtenay-Malabry</a>, France.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main category: <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Wellington,_Shropshire" title="Category:People from Wellington, Shropshire">People from Wellington, Shropshire</a></div> <p>The town's literary claims to fame include it being the birthplace of 19th-century evangelical religious writer <a href="/wiki/Hesba_Stretton" title="Hesba Stretton">Hesba Stretton</a> (1832–1911), and the first job of poet <a href="/wiki/Philip_Larkin" title="Philip Larkin">Philip Larkin</a> (1922–1985) was as librarian of Wellington Library from 1943 to 1946. Larkin described Wellington as a "hole full of toad's turds" and stated that his job as town librarian was to "hand out tripey novels to morons".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A walkway at the side of Wellington Library was named Larkin Way in honour of Philip Larkin, but this pathway was lost during re-development work on the library. Larkin Way, in a slightly modified form, still exists. The Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre is on Larkin Way.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reverend <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Bront%C3%AB" title="Patrick Brontë">Patrick Brontë</a> lived in the town for a year while serving a curacy before moving to Yorkshire and meeting his future wife there, <a href="/wiki/Maria_Branwell" title="Maria Branwell">Maria Branwell</a>. The abolitionist Dr <a href="/wiki/William_Withering" title="William Withering">William Withering</a> was born in the town in 1741; he also investigated <a href="/wiki/Digitalis" title="Digitalis">digitalis</a>, used in the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Heart_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart disease">heart disease</a>. Several members of the pop group <a href="/wiki/T%27Pau_(band)" title="T'Pau (band)">T'Pau</a>, including vocalist <a href="/wiki/Carol_Decker" title="Carol Decker">Carol Decker</a> and keyboardist Michael Chetwood, grew up in Wellington – the latter returning to run a music shop in the town. </p><p>Below are other notable people born, educated or prominent in Wellington ordered by date of birth from earliest to most recent. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Leigh_(Lord_Mayor)" title="Thomas Leigh (Lord Mayor)">Thomas Leigh</a> (1504–1571), born there, <a href="/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_London" title="Lord Mayor of London">Lord Mayor of London</a> 1558–59</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Baxter" title="Richard Baxter">Richard Baxter</a> (1615–1691), puritan church leader and scholar.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_George_Downing,_3rd_Baronet" title="Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet">George Downing</a> (1685–1749), politician, founder of <a href="/wiki/Downing_College,_Cambridge" title="Downing College, Cambridge">Downing College, Cambridge</a>. He was brought up in the household of his maternal aunt at Dothill Park, her husband being politician <a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Forester" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir William Forester">Sir William Forester</a> (1655–1718).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Plimer" title="Andrew Plimer">Andrew Plimer</a> (c. 1763–1837), miniature painter.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Pryce_Owen" title="Edward Pryce Owen">Edward Pryce Owen</a> (1788–1863), artist, was vicar of Wellington 1823–1840</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Padmore" title="Richard Padmore">Richard Padmore</a> (1789–1881), <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> politician and industrialist, born there</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_John_Gauntlett" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry John Gauntlett">Henry John Gauntlett</a> (1805–1876), composer, organist and organ designer, born there when his father <a href="/wiki/Henry_Gauntlett_(priest)" title="Henry Gauntlett (priest)">Henry Gauntlett</a> (1762–1833) was curate at the parish church<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_William_Eyton" title="Robert William Eyton">Robert William Eyton</a> (1815–1881), antiquary, born there, son of local vicar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dickson_(railway_contractor)" title="John Dickson (railway contractor)">John Dickson</a> (<i>circa</i> 1819–1892), railway contractor, lived in Wellington between 1847 and 1854 before relocating to South Wales. He founded a Shropshire Works to make railway equipment locally and was buried in All Saints' Churchyard.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Gordon_Lawson" title="Cecil Gordon Lawson">Cecil Gordon Lawson</a> (1849–1882), landscape artist, born there</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lonsdale_Ragg" title="Lonsdale Ragg">Lonsdale Ragg</a> (1866–1945), Church of England clergyman and writer who became <a href="/wiki/Archdeacon_of_Gibraltar" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdeacon of Gibraltar">Archdeacon of Gibraltar</a>, born there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cranage" title="David Cranage">David Cranage</a> (1866–1957), Church of England clergyman who became <a href="/wiki/Dean_of_Norwich" title="Dean of Norwich">Dean of Norwich</a> and writer, was son of a family whose home was at The Old Hall, Wellington (now preparatory school).<sup id="cite_ref-Venn_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venn-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Allison_White" title="William Allison White">William Allison White</a> (1894–1974), World War I <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> recipient, died there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Ambler_Wilson" title="George Ambler Wilson">George Ambler Wilson</a> (1906–1977), civil engineer, born there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_King_(religious_leader)" title="George King (religious leader)">George King</a> (1919–1997), New Age thinker, founder of the <a href="/wiki/Aetherius_Society" title="Aetherius Society">Aetherius Society</a>, was born there.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Murray" title="Len Murray">Len Murray</a> (1922–2004), trade union leader, educated at Wellington Grammar School.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Vaughan" title="Peter Vaughan">Peter Vaughan</a> (1923–2016) actor, lived in Wellington before moving to <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a> at age seven.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Epstein" title="Brian Epstein">Brian Epstein</a> (1934–1967), manager of <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> studied at <a href="/wiki/Wrekin_College" title="Wrekin College">Wrekin College</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fowler" title="Gerry Fowler">Gerry Fowler</a> (1935–1993), <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> politician, lived there while MP for <a href="/wiki/The_Wrekin_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)">The Wrekin</a> and local councillor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Rogers" title="Nigel Rogers">Nigel Rogers</a> (1936–2022), tenor opera singer and musical conductor, born there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_McPhee" title="Tony McPhee">Tony McPhee</a> (1944–2023), lead guitarist, and founder of blues/rock band <a href="/wiki/The_Groundhogs" title="The Groundhogs">The Groundhogs</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paulette_Wilson" title="Paulette Wilson">Paulette Wilson</a> (1956–2020), immigration rights activist, was brought up here after her parents arrived from <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Cousins" title="Richard Cousins">Richard Cousins</a> (1959–2017), businessman, CEO <a href="/wiki/Compass_Group" title="Compass Group">Compass Group</a>, lived here in the late 1980s and was active in its local <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Cricket_Club" title="Wellington Cricket Club">Cricket Club</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Lee" title="Stewart Lee">Stewart Lee</a> (b. 1968), comedian, born there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Blackthorne" title="Paul Blackthorne">Paul Blackthorne</a> (b. 1969), American-based actor, born there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Richardson" title="Anna Richardson">Anna Richardson</a> (b. 1970), television presenter, born there.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Parton" title="John Parton">John Parton</a> (1863–1906), cricketer, born there</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alf_Littlehales" title="Alf Littlehales">Alf Littlehales</a> (1867–1942), footballer, born there; played for <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.">Wolves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stoke_City_F.C." title="Stoke City F.C.">Stoke City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southampton_F.C." title="Southampton F.C.">Southampton</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackery_Jones" title="Jackery Jones">Jackery Jones</a> (1877–1945), footballer, born there, played for Wolves.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Scarratt" title="Billy Scarratt">Billy Scarratt</a> (1878–1958), footballer, born and died there, played notably for <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C." title="Shrewsbury Town F.C.">Shrewsbury Town</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watty_Corbett" title="Watty Corbett">Watty Corbett</a> (1880–1960), footballer, born there; player for <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a> and <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England international</a> who won gold medal in <a href="/wiki/1908_Summer_Olympics" title="1908 Summer Olympics">1908 Summer Olympics</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Millington" title="Charlie Millington">Charlie Millington</a> (1882–1945), footballer who appeared in <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a> for <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fulham_F.C." title="Fulham F.C.">Fulham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_F.C." title="Birmingham City F.C.">Birmingham City</a>, died there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hampton_(footballer_born_1885)" class="mw-redirect" title="Harry Hampton (footballer born 1885)">Harry Hampton</a> (1885–1963), footballer, born there, brought up in Victoria Street, played for <a href="/wiki/Telford_United_F.C." title="Telford United F.C.">Wellington Town</a> before, and after, his more distinguished playing for <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Davies_(footballer,_born_1900)" title="George Davies (footballer, born 1900)">George Davies</a> (1900–1942), footballer, born there, played for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_F.C." title="Birmingham City F.C.">Birmingham City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southend_United_F.C." title="Southend United F.C.">Southend United</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Pritchard" title="Tommy Pritchard">Tommy Pritchard</a> (1904–1968), footballer, born there, played especially for Wolves and <a href="/wiki/Charlton_Athletic_F.C." title="Charlton Athletic F.C.">Charlton Athletic</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Fawcett" title="Des Fawcett">Des Fawcett</a> (1905–1968), footballer who played in over 300 Football League matches for six clubs, ending his play career with Wellington Town; died there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Partridge_(tennis)" title="Susan Partridge (tennis)">Susan Partridge</a> (1930–1999), <a href="/wiki/Wimbledon_Championships" title="Wimbledon Championships">Wimbledon Championships</a> tennis player, born there</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Nicholls_(boxer)" title="Thomas Nicholls (boxer)">Tommy Nicholls</a> (1931–2021), <a href="/wiki/Featherweight" title="Featherweight">featherweight</a> boxer who competed at <a href="/wiki/1952_Summer_Olympics" title="1952 Summer Olympics">1952</a> and <a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">1956 Olympics</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Thornley" title="Peter Thornley">Peter Thornley</a> (b. 1941), professional wrestler best known for the ring character <a href="/wiki/Kendo_Nagasaki" title="Kendo Nagasaki">Kendo Nagasaki</a>, born there</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Parton" title="Tony Parton">Tony Parton</a> (b. 1967), cricketer, born there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Byram" title="Adam Byram">Adam Byram</a> (b. 1971), cricketer, born there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamran_Sheeraz" title="Kamran Sheeraz">Kamran Sheeraz</a> (b. 1973), cricketer, born there.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Wellington,_Shropshire" title="Listed buildings in Wellington, Shropshire">Listed buildings in Wellington, Shropshire</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wellington,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allsaints-wellington.org">"All Saints, Wellington"</a>. <i>All Saints, Wellington</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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