Talk:Wellington, Shropshire

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Wellington is NOT a town and has not been for 40 years!- it is a District of Telford and has districts of itself which are Sub-Districts of Telford. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.146.27.125 (talk) 19:16, 13 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Well many people disagree with you there. Besides, the (reverted) intro already mentions the town forms 'a part of Telford' - which it does. Just because it is part of the new town does not negate the fact that it's also a semi-independent town in its own right. Asdfasdf1231234 ( talk ) 10:21, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

-- There need to be sources given for the claim regarding the location of the house were King Charles I stayed.

Notable People
Some demonstration needed of residential or any other connection of George Downing, Downing College's founder, with Wellington in Shropshire. No sign in his wikipedia article.Cloptonson (talk) 20:58, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I have discovered Downing was brought up at Dothill Park and have added information accordingly, sourced from his History of Parliament Online article.Cloptonson (talk) 19:47, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Also for the claims regarding Chatenay-Malabry.

Also, Richard Baxter.
 * Richard Baxter was rather a 'son-in-law' of Wellington, his wife Margaret (nee Charlton) being member of the Apley Castle owning family, though I know not any activity within Wellington in his own right. (They married in 1662 when Baxter was already living in London.)Cloptonson (talk) 13:48, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

I also question the entitlement for inclusion of Tony McPhee, guitarist of The Groundhogs. His wiki biography indicates no links with anywhere in Shropshire. (He is native of Lincolnshire.)Cloptonson (talk) 13:48, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

I am removing S. Parkes Cadman, indicated as born at Wellington in 1864. He was, according to his wiki article, born in Ketley, east of Wellington and in the civil parish of Oakengates.Cloptonson (talk) 14:21, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

If your French is up to scratch you can see source for the twinning here otherwise a translated verison is here.

Bigdaddymerk 13:08, 14 June 2007 (UTC))
 * It's on the signs going into the town. Enough proof really. 81.79.151.168 14:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Merger with Telford section
This section is totally unsourced and has been tagged [citation needed] since July 2007. Instead of the tag being removed, a source better than "some people say" is required. See also WP:AWT. If, indeed, the merger is opposed by a significant number of people, there should be newspaper articles or opinion polls that can be cited. If not, then the section doesn't belong. I've retagged this section accordingly.  JGHowes talk  -  22:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I would be inclined to agree that the content as it stands may not be appropriate. I have additonally tagged it as unbalanced, as it neglects to mention anything positive about the merge with Telford. Mouchoir le Souris (talk) 21:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Then perhaps it might be helpful for someone to find and cite a source that does mention something positive about the merger? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.8.15.64 (talk) 02:26, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Agree few real examples of direct benefit to Wellington itself of the merger are avaialable. I've lived here 45 years and can't think of any!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.126.180 (talk) 19:26, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

The comment at the top claims Wellington is not a Town - In that case why does it have a Town Council? - Merging with Telford as a political and administrative area does not take away the fact it is a Town in its own right. It also does not take away Oakengates, Dawley, Hadley, Ironbridge etc as other towns and villages, all of which existed long before Telford came to be - Or are you suggesting in a few years Wolverhampton is to be a suburb of Birmingham!!! Telford is merely a line on a map circling an area of land that TDC then developed through road networks, housing estates and business parks - the 50,000 people that already lived there didn't suddenly move!! I would also challenge you to explain where Telford is to an outsider when they are looking for the main high street like you can in almost every other town - answer - it doesn't have one and that is and always has in my opinion been its biggest problem - A large ugly, inpersonal shopping mall is not the heart of a town. In reality Telford's biggest problem is there is no such place. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.126.180 (talk) 22:54, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I removed Costa Coffee as an example of services not available in Wellington, as you can now get Costa Coffee in the Beacon in The Square. Although worth noting this is not a Whitbread run full Costa store with Barista - just a machine held with a licence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.208.114.13 (talk) 13:49, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Also, I have changed the Merger with Telford section, again. There is a Euronics centre in Wellington (Power Point) and there is a Seconds Ahead in Wellington, too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.208.114.13 (talk) 15:27, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Removed text from main introduction citing anecdotal letter regarding Librarians views on town. Perhaps could be included in Notable People section but doesn't fit in main introduction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.127.251.250 (talk) 16:08, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Again, removed Philip Larkin comments, it doesn't belong in the introduction and the citation points to a letter written to a local paper alleging comments. Suggest if editor feels Larkin's criticism is of note, then add it to main article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.127.187.98 (talk) 13:30, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Larkin comments about the town are opinion. Opinion is not relevant to article introduction, the cited source is also an anecdotal letter sent to a local newspaper and is not a reliable source. --87.127.187.97 (talk) 15:40, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Where is the evidence that shops left in Wellington 'thrived' or are 'thriving' ? I would also like to see some more substantial example or evidence of how the towns quirky shops compliment Telford. Pawn shops, Charity Shops and Bookmakers are not complimenting anything. The author of these comments probably needs to leave their Telford suburb and actually walk through Wellington on a ordinary Tuesday afternoon and see the distinct lack of people - just drunks and low lifes sat in the square, litter blowing up the streets. Wake up!! Telford destroyed the town. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.123.84 (talk) 19:39, 1 September 2012 (UTC)