WELLINGTON, a market-town of England, Somersetshire, near the right bank of the Tone, 7 miles W.S.W. of Taunton. It consists of two principal streets, crossing at right angles; and has recently been much improved by paving, and the removal of old houses. The parish church is a fine Gothic building, containing among other monuments the magnificent tomb of Sir John Popham, who was chief justice under Queen Elizabeth. Wellington has also a chapel of ease, and places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Methodists, and Quakers; National schools, and alms-houses. The manufacture of woollen stuffs is carried on to some extent here; and the coal-mines and limestone-quarries in the vicinity give employment to many of the inhabitants. The Duke of Wellington derived his title from this place; and on a hill to the south is an obelisk commemorating the battle of Waterloo. Population (1851) 3926.