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Welling is a town in South East London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Bexleyheath, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Woolwich and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) of Charing Cross. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.
Local legend has it that Welling is so called because in the era of horse-drawn vehicles it could be said you were “well in” to Kent, or had a “well end” to the journey up and down Shooters Hill, which at the time was a notorious haunt of highwaymen.
Jul 20, 2017 · The reason why Welling is called, well, Welling, is something of debated topic with four possible theories. The first argument is that in the era of horse-drawn vehicles, when...
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However, local historians have recently concluded that the origin of the name is most likely from 'Welwyn' (meaning 'place of the spring'), due to the existence of an underground spring located at Welling Corner, or possibly a manorial reference to the Willing family, who lived in the area in 1301. [3]
Oct 27, 2023 · Local legend has it that Welling is so called because in the era of horse-drawn vehicles, it could be said you were "well in" to Kent, or had a "well end" to the journey up and down Shooters Hill which, at the time was steep, had a poor road surface and was a notorious haunt of highwaymen.
Welling United Football Club were founded in 1963. An incredible journey in the early years saw the club rise from an U15 Sunday youth team to the heights of the Football Conference where the Wings remained for a remarkable 14 years.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Welling like this: WELLING, a village in Bexley and East Wickham parishes, Kent; 3¼ miles SE of Woolwich. It has a post-office‡ under London SE, and an endowed school with £68 a year.
