Wellingborough is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.
Wellingborough is a market town in the North Northamptonshiredistrict of Northamptonshire.
At the time of the 2011 census, its population was 21,775. 12 miles (19 km) east of Northampton on the A45 . It is situated on the south-eastern escarpment of Rockingham Forest , an ancient royal hunting forest which spans the border between Northamptonshire and Leicestershire .
It has a population of 21,775 (2011 Census) making it the largest town in Northamptonshire before the county council reorganisation in 1974 Wellingborough was at one time larger than Northampton itself. For centuries Wellingborough was a small market town based on cloth making and shoe manufacturing. During industrial development in late Victorian times coal.
Wellingborough postcode: NN8 1AF
There are great places to visit near Wellingborough including some great ruins, villages, castles, towns, woodlands, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, country parks, lakes, bluebell woods, rivers and streams, gardens, disused railway lines, nature reserves, historic monuments and museums.
Wellingborough's best nearby ruins can be found at Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton are great places to visit near Wellingborough if you like villages.
There are a number of castles near to Wellingborough including Lilbourne Castle.
Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston are great places to visit near Wellingborough if you like towns.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden are some of Wellingborough best woodlands to visit near Wellingborough.
The area around Wellingborough boasts some of the best hiking areas including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Historic Buildings to visit near Wellingborough include Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
The area around Wellingborough boasts some of the best parks including Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park are some of Wellingborough best country parks to visit near Wellingborough.
Wellingborough has some unmissable lakes nearby like Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
Places near Wellingborough feature a number of interesting bluebell woods including Coton Manor Garden.
There are a number of rivers and streams near to Wellingborough including Northampton Marina.
The area close to Wellingborough boasts some of the best gardens including Cottesbrooke Hall.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Wellingborough including Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
The area around Wellingborough boasts some of the best nature reserves including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
The area close to Wellingborough boasts some of the best historic monuments including Wellingborough War Memorial.
The area around Wellingborough's best museums can be found at Rushden Museum.
Wellingborough History
There are some historic monuments around Wellingborough:
Areas of Wellingborough
Like most towns and cities Wellingborough is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of Wellingborough.
Many of the areas of Wellingborough have their own character and places of interest.
Places to see near Wellingborough
History of Wellingborough
All Hallows Church is the oldest existing building in Wellingborough and dates from c. 1160. The manor of Wellingborough belonged to Crowland Abbey Lincolnshire, from Saxon times and the monks probably built the original church. The earliest part of the building is the Norman doorway opening in from the later south porch. The church was enlarged with the addition of more side chapels and by the end of the 13th century had assumed more or less its present plan. The west tower, crowned with a graceful broach spire rising to 160 feet (49 m), was completed about 1270, after which the chancel was rebuilt and given the east window twenty years later. The church was restored in 1861 by Edmund Francis Law. The 20th-century Church of St Mary was built by Ninian Comper.
Lakes near Wellingborough
Canals near Wellingborough
Rivers near Wellingborough
Shopping in Wellingborough
Swansgate Shopping centre Commercial Way, Burrow's Bush
Swansgate Shopping centre Mall
Euro Garages Shell Fuels Greggs Sainsburys Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Euro Garages Shell Fuels Greggs Sainsburys Mall
Wellingborough Retail Park Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Wellingborough Retail Park Retail
Heron Foods 106A, Gold Street
Heron Foods Supermarket
Tesco 27-35, Whitworth Way
Tesco Supermarket
Sainsbury's 260, Northampton Road
Sainsbury's Supermarket
Morrisons 2-5, Oxford Street
Morrisons Supermarket
Aldi 26-30, Victoria Road
Aldi Supermarket
Little Europe 15, Midland Road
Little Europe Supermarket
M&S Simply Food 22, London Road
M&S Simply Food Supermarket
K D Supermarket 109, Nest Farm Crescent
K D Supermarket Supermarket
Co-op 3, Farm Road
Co-op Supermarket
Big Europe 22-24, Midland Road
Big Europe Supermarket
