WELLINGTON, a market-town of England, Shropshire, near the foot of the Wrekin, 11 miles E. by S. of Shrewsbury, and 142 N.W. by W. of London. It consists of narrow streets; but most of the houses are neat and well built. There are two good modern churches and places of worship for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, Independents, Baptists, and Roman Catholics; National and free schools; a market-house; dispensary; alms-houses; and a prison. Most of the inhabitants are employed in coal and iron mines, quarries, smelting furnaces, iron and glass works. Wellington has also malt-houses, corn-mills, and a considerable trade in timber. In the vicinity are mineral springs, much resorted to by visitors. Population (1851) 4601.