Wellington Museum, Somerset
Encyclopedia
Wellington Museum is located in Wellington
, Somerset
.
This free museum focuses on firms and individuals that are or were based in Wellington, particularly those linked with the woollen industry.
There are also displays on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
and his association with the town.
Wellington, Somerset
Wellington is a small industrial town in rural Somerset, England, situated south west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the town...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
.
This free museum focuses on firms and individuals that are or were based in Wellington, particularly those linked with the woollen industry.
There are also displays on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
and his association with the town.
External links
- About Britain - Wellington Museum - information
- Wellington Museum