Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

is the capital city of New Zealand. Wellington may also refer to:

People

Duke of Wellington (title) Duke of Wellington is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The name derived from Wellington in Somerset. The title was created in 1814 for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Marquess of Wellington (1769–1852; born as The Hon. Arthur Wesley), th ...

, including a list of people who held the title

Surname

* Alex Wellington, also known as "Duke" (1891–1967), Canadian ice hockey player *

Altemont Wellington Altemont Wellington (born 12 July 1934) is a Jamaican cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the G ...

(born 1934), Jamaican cricketer *

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister o ...

(1769–1852), British commander at Waterloo and Prime Minister *

Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more w ...

(1807–1884), British Lieutenant-General *

Arthur M. Wellington Arthur Mellen Wellington (December 20, 1847 – May 17, 1895) was an American civil engineer who wrote the 1877 book ''The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways''. The saying that ''An engineer can do for a dollar what any fool can do for t ...

(1847–1895), American civil engineer and author * B. Wellington, Indian politician and Health Minister of Kerala State *

Beatrice Wellington Beatrice Wellington (born 15 June 1907 – died 1971) was a Canadian woman who worked to evacuate children from Prague during the early stages of the German occupation in World War II overseeing the operation of the Kindertransport from Czechoslov ...

(1907–1971), Canadian Quaker rescuer of Jewish children from pre-World War II Prague * Ben Wellington (born 1974), English cricketer *

Biff Wellington Shayne Alexander Bower (April 18, 1965 – June 24, 2007), better known by his ring name Biff Wellington, was a Canadian professional wrestler who was born, raised, and died in Calgary, Alberta. Professional wrestling career Shayne Bower traine ...

(1965–2007), Canadian professional wrestler * Calvin Wellington (born 1995), Welsh rugby league footballer *

Chrissie Wellington Christine Ann Wellington (born 18 February 1977) is an English former professional triathlete and four-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion. She holds, or held, all three world and championship records relating to ironman-distance triathlon ...

(born 1977), English triathlete * Clement Wellington (1880–1956), Australian cricketer *

David Wellington (disambiguation) David Wellington may refer to: * David Wellington (author) (born 1971), American author * David Wellington (director) David Wellington (born 1963) is a Canadian film and television director, best known for the films '' I Love a Man in Uniform'' ...

, several people and characters * George B. Wellington (1856–1921), New York state senator * George L. Wellington (1852–1927), U.S. Senator from Maryland * Harry H. Wellington (1926–2011), Dean of Yale Law School (1975–1985) and of New York Law School (1992–2000) *

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington (5 April 1846 – 8 June 1900) was a British peer and Conservative Party politician. Early life He was a son of Lord Charles Wellesley and grandson of the 1st Duke of Wellington. He was born with no titl ...

(1846–1900), British peer and politician *

Justin Wellington Justin Wellington sometimes also known by the initials JW (born January 11, 1978) is a Papua New Guinean singer presenting a blend of pop, reggae, R&B, dancehall and island music. He is most famous for his version of "Iko Iko" as " Iko Iko (My B ...

(born 1978), Papua New Guinean international singer *

Lydia Wellington This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers. Principal dancers Soloists This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists. Corps de ballet The following is a list of the current members of the corps de ballet. * Victor Abreu * Devin Albe ...

, New York City Ballet dancer * Orlando Wellington, Ghanaian football manager and coach *

Peter Wellington Peter William Wellington (born 21 August 1957) is an Australian politician. He was the independent member for Nicklin in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2017, and served as Speaker from 2015 to 2017. Wellington has held the b ...

(born 1957), Australian politician *

Roderick Wellington Roderick Wellington also known as "The Duke" (born in Tooting, England) was a British professional basketball player, and played for the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League amongst others. The 6 ft 5in tall Forward was educa ...

, also known as "The Duke" (born 1978), British basketball player *

Renaldo Wellington Renaldo Wellington (born 3 March 1999) is a Jamaican football defender who plays for Harbour View F.C. Career Club Has played locally for Montego Bay United F.C. In 2021, Wellington transferred to Harbour View F.C. Harbour View Football Clu ...

(born 1999), Jamaican footballer *

Sheena Wellington Sheena Wellington (born 29 August 1944, in Dundee, Scotland) is a traditional Scottish singer. She is best known for performing the Robert Burns song '' A Man's A Man For A' That'' at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. We ...

(born 1944), Scottish singer *

Stephen Wellington Stephen Wellington (4 July 1899 – 11 June 1974) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for Tasmania in 1928/29. See also * List of Tasmanian representative cricketers This is a list of cricket players who have p ...

(1899–1974), Australian cricketer *

Stuart Wellington Stuart Lenton Wellington is an American comedian and bar proprietor based in Brooklyn, New York. With Dan McCoy, he is a co-creator of the bad-movie podcast ''The Flop House'', which he has co-hosted since 2007 with McCoy and Elliott Kalan, moving ...

, American comedian and bar proprietor *

Ted Wellington Edward Matthew Wellington (20 November 1921 – 7 June 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in ...

(1921–2004), Australian rules footballer *

Terra Wellington Terra Wellington is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is known for her portrayals of sophisticated women in peril, distress, or vulnerable situations, and works predominantly in independent films. Her writing and creative producing i ...

, American actress, television personality and author *

Tom Wellington (footballer, born 1894) Tom Wellington (27 October 1894 – 17 July 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia se ...

(1894–1955), Australian footballer for Melbourne *

Tom Wellington (footballer, born 1921) Tom Wellington (22 August 1921 – 16 March 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ser ...

(1921–1998), Australian footballer for Hawthorn *

Valerie Wellington Valerie Wellington (November 14, 1959 – January 2, 1993) was an American singer who, in her short career, switched from singing opera to singing Chicago blues and electric blues. On her 1984 album, ''Million Dollar Secret'', she worked wit ...

(1959–1993), American singer * Wilfrid Wellington, Anglican priest in South Africa

Given name

* Wellington (footballer), many Brazilian footballers named Wellington * Wellington Albert (born 1994), Papua New Guinean Rugby League player * Wellington Carvalho dos Santos, Brazilian footballer *

Wellington "Megaton" Dias Wellington Leal Dias Santos, known by his nickname Megaton, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner, and 7th degree coral belt of the Gracie Humaitá jiu-jitsu association under Royler Gracie. Wellington originally trained under Rogerio Camoes ...

, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner *

Wellington Fagundes Wellington Fagundes (born June 1, 1957) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Mato Grosso in the Brazilian Senate, Federal Senate since 2015. Previously he was a deputy from Mato Grosso from 1991 to 2015. He is a member of the Party of th ...

(born 1957), Brazilian Senator for Mato Grosso * Wellington Gonçalves (born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Wellington Jighere Wellington Jighere (born in Umolo-Olomu, Delta State, Nigeria), is a professional Nigerian scrabble player who won the inaugural WESPA Championship in 2015 to become the first African player to be crowned World Scrabble Champion. He defeated Lew ...

, Nigerian Scrabble player *

Wellington Koo Koo Vi Kyuin (; January 29, 1888 – November 14, 1985), better known as V. K. Wellington Koo, was a statesman of the Republic of China. He was one of Republic of China's representatives at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Wellington Koo ...

(1887–1985), Chinese diplomat * Wellington Lima (acrobat) (born 1979), Brazilian artistic acrobat and performer *

Wellington Mara Wellington Timothy Mara (August 14, 1916 – October 25, 2005) was the co-owner of the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1959 until his death. He was the younger son of Tim Mara, who founded the Giants in 1925. Wellingto ...

(1916–2006), American NFL team owner *

Wellington Masakadza Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza (born 4 October 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who has played first-class and limited overs matches for the Mountaineers and the Mashonaland Eagles. He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ire ...

(born 1993), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Wellington Nem Wellington Silva Sanches Aguiar (born 6 February 1992), known as Wellington Nem, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. Club career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, N ...

(born 1992), Brazilian footballer *

ʻUelingatoni Ngū ʻUiliamu ʻUelingatoni Ngū Tupoumālohi (3 August 1854 – 11 March 1885) was the second Crown Prince of Tonga from 1879 to 1885. He is also commonly referred by his Anglicized name as "Wellington Ngu". Life Born in 1854, he was the second c ...

(1854–1885), Tongan crown prince from 1879 to 1885 * Wellington A. Playter (1879–1937), English actor *

Wellington Reiter Wellington "Duke" Reiter (born 1957), FAIA, is an American architect and urban designer, and a Senior Adviser at Arizona State University. Biography Reiter graduated with a B. Arch. from Tulane University in 1981, and an M. Arch. from the Harv ...

(born 1957), American architect and urban designer * Wellington Sandoval, Peruvian Defense Minister *

Wellington Turman Wellington Turman (born July 22, 1996) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Turman was born and grew up in Curitiba, Brazil. He ...

(born 1996), Brazilian professional mixed martial artist *

Wellington Webb Wellington E. Webb (born February 17, 1941) is an American politician. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives and was the first African American mayor of Denver, Colorado, serving from 1991 to 2003. Early life and career The Webb fam ...

(born 1941), American politician *

Wellington Willoughby Wellington Bartley Willoughby, (August 10, 1859 – August 1, 1932) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He ran for a seat in the Dominion House of Commons for the Conservative Party in the 1895 election, but an unofficial Tory, William St ...

(1859–1932), Canadian politician and lawyer

Places

Australia

Fort Wellington, Australia Fort Wellington was the name of a short-lived British settlement established in 1827 at Raffles Bay, on the northern side of the Cobourg Peninsula of what is now the Northern Territory of Australia, which was abandoned in 1829. It was the second ...

, Northern Territory *

Wellington Park, Tasmania Wellington Park is a rural locality in the local government areas of Derwent Valley, Hobart, Glenorchy, Huon Valley, and Kingborough in the South-east and Hobart regions of Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map ...

, a locality **

Wellington Park Wellington Park is the protected area which encompasses kunanyi / Mount Wellington and surrounds near Hobart, Tasmania. There are numerous hiking and mountain bike tracks within the park of varying difficulty. Protection Although it carries ...

, a protected area **

Wellington Range The Wellington Range is a mountain range located in the southeast region of Tasmania, Australia. The range is mainly composed of dolerite and features evidence of past glaciation. Prominent features in the range include the dual-named ''Kuna ...

Mount Wellington (Tasmania) Mount Wellington (officially kunanyi / Mount Wellington ()) is a mountain in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the summit of the Wellington Range and is within Wellington Park reserve. Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, is located at t ...

Shire of Wellington The Shire of Wellington is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 44,019. It includes the towns of Heyfield, Rosedale, Maffra, Sale ...

, Victoria *

Wellington, New South Wales Wellington is a city in the Central Western Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, located at the junction of the Wambuul Macquarie and Bell Rivers. It is within the local government area of Dubbo Regional Council. The city is northwest o ...

Wellington Range, Northern Territory Wellington Range is an escarpment whose western extension forms part of a sandstone plateau, situated in western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies approximately north-north-east of Jabiru (at least by road). The neares ...

Wellington Secondary College Wellington Secondary College is a co-educational state school, state Education in Australia#high school, high school in Mulgrave, Victoria, Mulgrave, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The college is divided into three Sub-Sc ...

Wellington, South Australia Wellington is a township in South Australia, Australia on the Murray River (River Murray in South Australia) just upstream of where it empties into Lake Alexandrina. Its postcode is 5259. Wellington is in the Rural City of Murray Bridge. At the ...

Canada

Places

Wellington, Newfoundland and Labrador Dover is a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village located in a small cove at the head of Freshwater Bay, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Settled in the early 1890s it was originally known as Shoal Bay, presumably from its many sh ...

Wellington, Nova Scotia Wellington is a suburban community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on Fletcher's Lake on Trunk 2 approximately from Halifax. History Wellington is situated on the Canadian National Railway line approximately sixteen miles ( ...

, in the Halifax Regional Municipality *

Wellington, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth, officially named the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, is a List of district municipalities in Nova Scotia#District municipality, district municipality in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statis ...

* Wellington, Queens, Nova Scotia, in the Region of Queens Municipality *

Wellington, Prince Edward Island Wellington is a List of rural municipalities in Prince Edward Island, rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Prince County, and extends as Wellington Centre onto Route 2 (Prince E ...

Wellington Parish, New Brunswick Wellington is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Bouctouche, Buctouche 16 Indian reserve, the incorporated rural community of Cocagne, and the local service distri ...

Wellington County, Ontario Wellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada and is part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The County, made up of two towns and five townships, is predominantly rural in nature. However many of the residents in the so ...

, which encompasses the townships of Centre Wellington, Ontario and Wellington North, Ontario *

Wellington, Ontario Wellington is an unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 1,932 according to the 2016 Census. The community is located on the shore of both Lake Ontario and West Lake in the ...

, a town in Prince Edward County *

Rural Municipality of Wellington No. 97 The Rural Municipality of Wellington No. 97 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province. ...

, Saskatchewan *

Wellington, Edmonton Wellington is a residential neighbourhood located in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood was developed after World War II with approximately two out of three (66.8%) of residences built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in f ...

, Alberta *

Wellington, British Columbia Wellington, formerly a separate district and town, is a neighbourhood of north Nanaimo, on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. First Nations & European settlement Wellington was part of the traditional territories of th ...

, Nanaimo Regional District *

Wellington Bay Wellington Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Dease Strait, off southern Victoria Island. It is northwest of the community of Cambridge Bay. It is one of several Canadian landforms named in honour of A ...

, Nunavut, Canada

Electoral districts

Wellington (federal electoral district) Wellington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Wellington South and Wentworth ridings. It consisted of t ...

, a defunct electoral district of the House of Commons of Canada in Ontario *

Wellington (Manitoba provincial electoral district) Wellington was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was first created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into being in the provincial election of 1958. The riding was eliminated in 1979, but was re-e ...

, an electoral district of Manitoba *

Wellington (Ontario provincial electoral district) Wellington was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It existed in various incarnations and names throughout its existence. It started as Wellington North in 1867 but was abolished in 1879 after only three terms. It was re-established as Welli ...

, a defunct electoral district of Ontario

Chile

* Little Wellington Island, Aisén Region *

Wellington Island Wellington Island is an island west of Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile. It has an area of 5,556 km2 and most of the island forms part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park Bernardo O'Higgins National Park () is the largest of the prot ...

, Magallanes Region

India

Wellington, Tamil Nadu Wellington is a town in the Nilgiris District of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, three kilometres to the north of Coonoor on the NH181. The town includes a Wellington Bazaar, and the Wellington Cantonment. The W ...

Wellington Cantonment Wellington is a cantonment town in the Coonoor sub-Division of Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu. One of its most famous residents was Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who died in the town on June 27, 2008. This town is adjacent to the city of Coonoor. ...

New Zealand

, New Zealand's capital city **

Wellington City Council Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the country's capital city Wellington, and ''de facto'' second-largest city (if the commonly considered parts of Wellington, the Upper Hutt, Porirua, Lower Hutt and ...

** Wellington metropolitan area **

Wellington Region Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of , and has a population of T ...

Wellington Province Wellington Province, governed by the Wellington Provincial Council, was one of the provinces of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. It covered much of the southern half of the North Island until November 18 ...

Wellington (New Zealand electorate) Wellington (originally City of Wellington), was a parliamentary New Zealand electorates, electorate in Wellington, New Zealand. It existed from 1853 to 1905 with a break in the 1880s. It was a multi-member electorate. The electorate was represent ...

Wellington Suburbs (disambiguation) Wellington Suburbs may refer to: * The suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand * Wellington South and Suburbs, a former New Zealand electorate (1887–1890) * Wellington Suburbs and Country, a former New Zealand electorate (1911–1919) * Wellington ...

, various places *

Mount Wellington, New Zealand Mount Wellington is a suburb in East Auckland, New Zealand, located 10 kilometres southeast of the city centre. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Stonefields, Tamaki, Panmure, Penrose, and Ellerslie, and by the Tamaki River. The suburb i ...

South Africa

Wellington, Western Cape Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands, a 45-minute drive from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 62,000. Wellington's economy is centered on agriculture such as wine, table grapes, deciduous fruit, and a bra ...

, Western Cape Province

United Kingdom

Settlements

Wellington, Cumbria Wellington is a small village in the civil parish of Gosforth, Borough of Copeland, Cumbria, England, lying north east of Gosforth beside the River Bleng A bridge at Wellington carries the Gosforth to Wasdale road over the river. Hall Croft, Well ...

Wellington, Herefordshire Wellington, a village in Herefordshire, England at had a population of 1005 in the 2011 census . The village is sheltered by the wooded slopes of Dinmore Hill to the north, close to the A49 and roughly midway between Hereford and Leominster. I ...

Wellington, Shropshire Wellington is a market town in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) northwest of central Telford and 12 miles (19 km) east of Shrewsbury. The summit of The Wrekin lies 3 miles southwest of the town. The ...

, a constituent town of Telford *

Wellington, Somerset Wellington is a market town in rural Somerset, a county in the west of England, situated south west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the tow ...

, from which the title Duke of Wellington is taken *

Calstone Wellington Calstone Wellington is a small village and former parish in Wiltshire, England, about south-east of Calne and now part of the civil parish of Calne Without. The village has a 15th-century church. Geography Anciently, there was a distinction b ...

, Wiltshire * Wellington Court, Weymouth, Dorset

Constituencies

Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency) Wellington (Shropshire) is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, formally known as The Mid (or Wellington) Division of Shropshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to ...

Wellington (Somerset) (UK Parliament constituency) Wellington (Somerset) is a former county constituency in the United Kingdom, formally known as The Western or Wellington Division of Somerset. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kin ...

Schools and clubs

Wellington College Belfast Wellington College Belfast (better known as Wellington College or WCB) is a co-educational, grammar school located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The most recent principal is David Castles. The school was formed when, in 1989, the all-boys' Ann ...

Wellington College, Berkshire Wellington College is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. Wellington is a registered charity and currently educates roughly 1,200 pupils, between the ages of 13 and ...

* Wellington School, Ayr *

Wellington School, Somerset Wellington School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the English public school tradition for pupils aged 3–18 located in Wellington, Somerset, England. Wellington School was founded in 1837. Wellington School is a r ...

United States

Wellington, Alabama Wellington is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. Wellington is located near U.S. Route 431, north-northwest of Anniston, Alabama, Anniston. Wellington has a post of ...

Wellington, Colorado Wellington is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The population was 11,047 at the 2020 census. Geography Wellington is located at (40.702324, -105.005497). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has ...

Wellington, Florida Wellington is a village just west of West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County and north of Miami. As of 2019, the city had a population of 65,398 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, making it the most populous village in the state. It is the ...

Wellington, Illinois Wellington is a village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 242 at the 2010 census. Geography Wellington is located in southeastern Iroquois County at (40.541261, -87.680772). Illinois Route 1 pas ...

Wellington, Kansas Wellington is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,715. History 19th century Wellington was platted in 1871 and named for the Duke of Wellington. It w ...

Wellington, Kentucky Wellington is a home rule-class city in metro Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is considered to be part of the Upper Highlands section of Louisville. It was incorporated in 1946. The population was 565 at the 2010 cens ...

Wellington, Menifee County, Kentucky Wellington is an unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 and Kentucky Route 1693 southeast of the city of Frenchburg, the county seat of Menifee County. Its elevation is 1,194 f ...

Wellington, Maine Wellington is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The town was named for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The population was 229 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a ...

* Wellington, Michigan *

Wellington, Missouri Wellington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. It is located approximately 35 miles east of Kansas City. The population was 812 at the 2010 census. History Wellingt ...

* Wellington, Nevada *

Wellington, Ohio Wellington is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Lorain County, Ohio, Lorain County, Ohio. The population was 4,799 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Some say the village was named after William Welling, a ...

Wellington, Texas Wellington is a city and county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,189 at the 2010 census. History Sometime in 1889 or 1890, as smaller ranches and farmlands were being purchased, Ernest Theodore O'Neil, hi ...

Wellington, Utah Wellington is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,676 at the 2010 census. The community was settled in 1878 by a band of thirteen Mormons led by Jefferson Tidwell. The town was named for Justus Wellington Seeley, ...

Wellington, Washington Wellington (later known as Tye) was a small unincorporated railroad community in the northwest United States, on the Great Northern Railway in northeastern King County, Washington. Founded in 1893, it was located in the Cascade Range at the west ...

* Wellington, Wisconsin *

Wellington Township (disambiguation) Wellington Township may refer to the following places: * Wellington Township, Sumner County, Kansas * Wellington Township, Maine, former name of Monticello, Maine * Wellington Township, Alpena County, Michigan * Wellington Township, Renville County ...

Businesses

Daniel Wellington Daniel Wellington is a Swedish brand founded in 2011 by Filip Tysander. Since its inception, Daniel Wellington has sold over 6 million watches; the company has gained this success through its digital strategy in social networks like Instagram. ...

, a Swedish brand *

Wellington Fund {{More citations needed, date=July 2022 The Wellington Fund was the first balanced mutual fund in the United States, and is one of the oldest surviving mutual funds. It was established in 1928 by Walter L. Morgan with $100,000 raised from relative ...

, a mutual fund from the Vanguard group *

Wellington Management Company Wellington Management Company is a private, independent investment management firm with client assets under management totaling over US$1 trillion based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The firm serves as an investment advisor to over 2 ...

, a Boston-based investment management firm *

Wellington Partners Venture Capital Wellington Partners is a pan-European venture capital firm with some €800 million under management and offices in London, Munich and Zurich. The firm invests in young companies throughout Europe, mainly in the areas of technology, life sciences ...

, a pan-European venture capital firm * Wellington Piano Company, a subsidiary of the American

Cable Piano Company The Cable Company (earlier, Wolfinger Organ Company, Chicago Cottage Organ Company; sometimes called by the name of its subsidiary, The Cable Piano Company) was an American manufacturer and distributor of pianos and reed organs that operated in ...

Fiction

* David Wellington (''Homeland''), a fictional character from the series ''Homeland'' * A character in the British comic strip ''

The Perishers ''The Perishers'' was a long-running British comic strip about a group of neighbourhood children and a dog. It was printed in the ''Daily Mirror'' as a daily strip and first appeared on 19 October 1959. For most of its life it was written by Mau ...

'' * A character in ''

The Wombles ''The Wombles'' are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures created by Elisabeth Beresford and originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968. They live in burrows, where they aim to help the environment by collecting and recycl ...

'', a series of books and a children's TV series based on them * A dog in the novel ''

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (created by Arthur Conan Doyle) in the 1892 short story ...

'' by Mark Haddon * "Throat-Slasher" Wellington, a character cliché of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in the ''Blackadder the Third'' episode "

Duel and Duality "Duel and Duality" is the sixth and final episode of the BBC sitcom ''Blackadder the Third'', the third series of ''Blackadder''. Plot George (Blackadder character)#Blackadder the Third, Prince George has finally had a sexual encounter, but to ...

Military

* HMNZS ''Wellington'', Royal New Zealand Navy ships named Wellington * HMS ''Duke of Wellington'', at least two ships * HMS ''Wellington'', one of several Royal Navy vessels *

Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber. It was designed during the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey. Led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson; a key feature of the aircraft is its g ...

, British medium bomber used in the Second World War *

The Duke of Wellington's Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he di ...

, former infantry regiment in the British Army

Transportation

* A

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotive on the Great Western Railway * A GWR 4073 Class locomotive on the Great Western Railway * An SR V "Schools" class locomotive on the Southern Railway between

Other uses

Wellington boot The Wellington boot was originally a type of leather boot adapted from Hessian boots, a style of military riding boot. They were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The "Wellington" boot became a staple of pr ...

, a type of boot *

Wellington Formation The Wellington Formation is an Cisuralian, Early Permian geologic Formation (geology), formation in Kansas and Oklahoma. The formation's Strataca, Hutchinson Salt Member is more recognized by the community than the formation itself, and the salt ...

, a geologic unit named for Wellington, Kansas *

Beef Wellington Beef Wellington is a steak dish of English origin, made out of fillet steak coated with pâté (often pâté de foie gras) and duxelles, wrapped in puff pastry, then baked. Some recipes include wrapping the coated meat in a crêpe or parma ...

, a steak dish of English origin