Wellington, Herefordshire

Wellington is a village in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO494481. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 1,005.[1]

St Margaret of Antioch church

The local church is dedicated to St. Margaret, and is a grade I listed building.[2]

The village has a football team — Wellington FC — which plays in the Hellenic League.

Local facilities
  • three tennis courts
  • a sports pavilion
  • two football pitches
  • three cricket nets
  • a pub/restaurant
  • a school
  • a garden centre (Wyevale)
  • a social club
  • a shop/post office

Historic estates
Burghope Court, Wellington, in 2019
  • Burhope/Burghope, within the parish of Wellington, seat of the Goodere baronets.[3] Kelly's Directory, 1858 stated as follows:
Burghope House was formerly the seat of the ancient families of Goodyere and Dinely. It was a fine mansion, having ancient mullioned windows, with projecting pointed gables, and curious picturesque chimneys. Sir John Dinely, the last Baronet of the family, sold it to Governor Peachey, afterwards Lord Selsea, about 80 years ago. The late Earl Coningsby of Hampton Court, was used to fancy, in his latter years, that all the most valuable estates in this district belonged to him, and one day, full of this imagination, personally demanded possession of Burghope House, with sword in hand. Sir John Goodyere, who was as mad as his lordship, being informed of this strange and unexpected requisition, immediately sallied from his house inflamed with fury, mounted his house, and drawing his sword, with the true spirit of chivalry, challenged his lordship to decode the matter by single combat. The latter, perceiving the resolute countenance of the knight, turned the head of his horse, and clapping spurs, valiantly rode away with the utmost speed, pursued with vengeful ire by Sir John, and but just able to shelter himself under his own roof from the stroke of his infuriated opponent.. Sir John was afterwards seized in Bristol, and dragged on board a West-India ship, was there privately murdered, by order of his brother, Captain Samuel Goodyere, who was heir to his possessions. This dark and sanguinary transaction being discovered, the ambitious and inhuman fratricide, with his accomplices, expiated their atrocious crime by public execution.

References
  1. "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. "Church of St Margaret, Wellington". BritishListedBuildings. 15 July 1985. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  3. Wellington, Herefordshire - Kelly's Directory, 1858


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