Wellington, Somerset
WELLINGTON, SOMERSET, a market town in the Wellington parliamentary division of Somersetshire, England, at the foot of the Blackdown hills, and near the river Tone, 170^ m. W. by S. of London by the Great Western railway. Pop. of urban district (1901), 7283. The isth-century church of St John has a fine Perpendicular tower and chancel; while the clerestoried nave is Early English. There is a magnificent altar-tomb to Sir J. Popham, Lord Chief Justice under Elizabeth and James I. The chief buildings include the West Somerset County School and a 17th-century hospital for the aged poor, founded by Sir J. Popham. A tower, which stands on the highest peak of the Blackdowns, 2^ m. S., was erected in honour of the duke of Wellington. The town has woollen manufactures, iron foundries and brick and tile works.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
