Wellington is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England, lying about seven miles west of Taunton at the foot of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and beside the River Tone. The location gives a pleasing mix of rolling hill scenery and lowland river meadows, popular for countryside walks and local farming.
Historically a medieval market centre, the town later supported small-scale textile and bootmaking trades and still retains a compact high street of independent shops, cafés and a regular market. A local landmark is the prominent Wellington Monument on the hill above the town, erected to celebrate the victories of the Duke of Wellington, and the community combines that heritage with a lively local arts scene and easy access to surrounding rural attractions.
Postcode districts covering Wellington
Most populated places nearby
- Exeter 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Taunton 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Bridgwater 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Exmouth 25 miles40.2 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 21 miles33.8 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 21 miles33.8 km
- Tiverton 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Chard 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Chard Town 14.3 miles23 km
- Street 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Sidmouth 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Minehead 18.9 miles30.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Wellington Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Rockwell Green Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Wellington Without Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Nynehead Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Chelston Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Langford Budville Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- West Buckland Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Sampford Arundel Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Upper Tone Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bradford-on-Tone Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Milverton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Hillcommon Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Wellington
TA21 8RT, TA21 9GX, TA21 8LH, TA21 8DY, TA21 9GZ, TA21 9EH, TA21 9AY, TA21 8HP, TA21 8LD … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Cardiff Airport 29.3 miles47.1 km
- Bishops Lydeard Railway Station 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Taunton Railway Station 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Taunton Bus Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
Hotels near Wellington Ad
- Beambridge Inn 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Lethbridge Arms 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Taunton East 3 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Days Inn Taunton 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Corner House Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- Lakeview Manor 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Holiday Inn Taunton 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Great Western Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Castle Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- White Hart Hotel 3 5.6 miles8.9 km
Schools in Wellington
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Court Fields School Secondary
- Rockwell Green C of E Primary School Primary
- St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- Wellesley Park Primary School Primary
- Wellington School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Norton Manor Estate 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Halswell House Country house 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Halswell Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Brendon Hills Hill 11.8 miles19 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Killerton Estate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 16.6 miles26.6 km
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 16.7 miles26.8 km