Wellington was a
rural district in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England, from 1894 to 1974.
It was created in 1894 under the
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level un ...
.
In 1974 it was abolished under the
Local Government Act 1972 when it became part of
Taunton Deane
Taunton Deane was a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council was based in Taunton.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Ta ...
.
The parishes which were included in the district included
Ashbrittle,
Bathealton,
Bradford on Tone
Bradford-on-Tone is a village and civil parish in Wellington, Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone south west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The parish, which includes Tone Green and Hele, has a population of 622 ...
,
Chipstable,
Fitzhead,
Langford Budville,
Milverton,
Nynehead,
Oake,
Sampford Arundel
Sampford Arundel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated near Wellington and south west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The village has a population of 268.
The parish, which lies at the western ...
,
Stawley
Stawley is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The parish has a population of 279 and includes the village of Kittisford and the hamlets of Appley, Greenham and Tr ...
,
Wellington Without,
West Buckland and
Wiveliscombe
Wiveliscombe (, ) is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The town has a population of 2,893. The Square, fronted by several listed structures, held the former ...
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References
Wellington Rural District at Britain Through Time*
Local Government Act 1972
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Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
History of Somerset
Local government in Somerset
Rural districts of England
Wellington, Somerset