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Wellington

town in Shropshire, England
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Wellington

Summary

Wellington is a town[1]. Wellington ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wellington is located in Telford and Wrekin[3].
  • Wellington is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Wellington's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Wellington's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Wellington's instance of is recorded as market town[7].
  • Wellington's postal code is recorded as TF1[8].
  • Wellington's Commons category is recorded as Wellington, Shropshire[9].
  • Wellington's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[10].
  • Wellington's said to be the same as is recorded as Wellington[11].
  • Wellington's local dialing code is recorded as 01952[12].
  • Wellington's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ651115[13].
  • Wellington's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.7001, 'lon': -2.5157}[14].
  • Wellington's authority is recorded as Wellington Town Council[15].
  • Wellington's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wellington, Shropshire[16].
  • Wellington has a population of {'amount': '+22897'}[17].
  • Wellington has a population of {'amount': '+20320'}[18].
  • Wellington has a population of {'amount': '+21352'}[19].
  • Wellington's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Wellington's historic county is recorded as Shropshire[21].

Body

Geography

Wellington is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Wellington is located in Telford and Wrekin[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+22897'}[17], {'amount': '+20320'}[18], and {'amount': '+21352'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5], civil parish[6], and market town[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wellington include Wellington railway station[22], a railway station[23], in United Kingdom[24].

Why It Matters

Wellington ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).[2] Wellington has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Wellington is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for Wellington include Wellington railway station[22], a railway station[23], in United Kingdom[24].

Related Entities

Lothair III United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Telford and Wrekin
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.7001, 'lon': -2.5157}
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Population → {'amount': '+22897'}, {'amount': '+20320'}, {'amount': '+21352'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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