Welcome to the Wellington Parish History Society

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What we do
Meetings
We hold regular public meetings, in Wellington Community Centre, during the autumn, winter and spring months. Meetings are held in the village hall at 7.30 pm, generally on the last Thursday of the month, apart from the summer lead walk which is a day time affair. These are addressed by invited speakers on a variety of subjects related to the history of Wellington and Herefordshire in general. Our Annual General Meeting is held in October or November each year. Come along as a visitor (£2.50) or join as a member (£8.00 for one, £12 for a family) and hear about topics of village, Lugg Valley, Herefordshire, Marches and West Midlands history, set in a national context. In 2019, for example, we went as granular as the history of a house in the village, namely Church House Farm and its Elizabethan Wall Paintings and as broad as Herefordshire Postal History. All the talks are interesting and educational. Please see the "Meetings" page for our 2022 programme.

Present Projects
The following projects are currently either under active research or it is hoped will shortly be so. If you wish to take up one or other of these projects, or wish to share in the research of any of them, please contact the Society. The Society’s archivist, is always eager to obtain new material. If you have documents, photographs etc. relating to any of these projects or to the history of Wellington in general, which you would like to share with us, please contact the Society. One of our members is currently transcribing the village school logbooks from the school's beginning in 1873 until about 1921, which will provide a very interesting record of village activities for the period. Local history has a growing fascination for young and old alike. We aim to be a friendly and welcoming Society dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Wellington, Herefordshire and to stimulating interest in the subject amongst residents and others of all ages.

	Wellington Parish Church. Wellington Chapel. Wellington Schools. Wellington’s mills. Dinmore Manor. Burghope House. Wellington Court Farm (The manor of Wellington) Wellington Court Farm (home of Benjamin Tomkins jr. 1745, whose family originated the breed of Hereford cattle) The old Causeway (and the new road that replaced it circa 1905) Wellington’s vicarages. Old local quarries. Lime kilns (in Chancehill Wood) Brick works. History of Moreton Camp. The River Lugg. Old photographs of Wellington Parish. Old documents. The lost houses of Wellington. The village pound. Wellington family histories. History of the Almshouses. History of football in Wellington. Wellington Marsh. Archaeology of Wellington Quarry (including roman remains) History of Stephen Beattie VC (son of Rev. Beattie, vicar of Wellington) Oral reminiscences. World War 1 (those from the parish who fought in the war) World War 2 (those who fought and life in the village) Wellington’s post offices. Wellington’s public houses and shops. Businesses carried on in Wellington (blacksmiths etc.) Population. (censuses, parish registers etc.) Land use and field systems. Old road names. The Lugg salt route from Droitwich to Gloucester. (Roman remains etc.)

Future Projects

If you have any suggestions for projects that could be added to our list or if you have any material which could be used to launch a new project, please contact the Society.

Conservation

We are actively seeking old photographs and documents to add to our growing register. If you have any of these and would like to share them with the Society's membership and the wider public, please contact the Society. Photos and documents can be copied and the originals returned to you if required. Our Privacy Policy will apply to all material submitted.