Visit Wellingborough Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wellingborough

  

Wellingborough Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wellingborough

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Wellingborough history

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The town was established in the Anglo-Saxon period and was called “Wendelingburgh” It is surrounded by five wells, which appear on its coat of arms. Henrietta Maria came with her physician Théodore de Mayerne to take the waters on 14 July 1627.

Wellingborough culture & places

Castle Theatre was opened in 1995 on the site of Wellingborough’s old Cattle Market. It brings not only a theatre to the area but other facilities for local people.

Wellingborough landmarks

The 600-year-old Grade I listed steeple forms part of All Hallows Church in Wellingborough. The railway station is a Grade II Listed building, and the steeple is Grade II listed.

Wellingborough geography / climate

Geology

The town is sited on the hills adjoining the flood plain of the River Nene . In the predominantly agrarian medieval period, access to fertile, if flood-prone, valley bottom soils and drier (but heavier and more clay-rich) hillside/ hilltop soils seems to have been good for a mixed agricultural base .

Iron ore

The most economically important aspect of the geology of the area is the Northampton Sands ironstone formation . This is a marine sand of Jurassic age (Bajocian stage) deposited as part of an estuary sequence . Significant amounts of the sand have been replaced or displaced by iron minerals, giving an average ore grade of around 25 wt% iron .

Climate

Wellingborough experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification) which is similar to most of the British Isles . The town has a climate similar to the rest of the UK .

Compass

Wellingborough’s nearest towns are Rushden, Higham Ferrers and Irthlingborough . The town’s nearest town is Rushden .

You can visit Wellingborough places with Walkfo Wellingborough to hear history at Wellingborough’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wellingborough has 26 places to visit in our interactive Wellingborough map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Wellingborough, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Wellingborough places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wellingborough & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Wellingborough Places Map
26 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Wellingborough tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wellingborough

  

Best Wellingborough places to visit

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Wellingborough has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wellingborough’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wellingborough’s information audio spots:

Summer Leys Summer Leys is a local nature reserve at Wollaston in the Upper Nene Valley, Northamptonshire, England. It is owned by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northants.

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