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Wellingborough

British  
/ ˈwɛlɪŋbərə, -brə /

noun

  1. a town in central England, in Northamptonshire. Pop: 46 959 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Meanwhile, consultations last year at sites in Plymouth, Derbyshire, Newcastle, Sheerness, and Wellingborough resulted in a decision to close them, the firm confirmed.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

The initiative is part of a wider service set up by North Northamptonshire Council, which hosts events across Kettering, Wellingborough and Corby.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Ikechukwu Ogben reacted after having liquid sprayed in his face by a boy at Weavers Academy, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, in January 2023, a hearing was told.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

A fourth man, James Sheen, a 40-year-old from Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, has previously pleaded guilty to burglary, the court heard earlier in the trial.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025

Oundle is seven miles, Kettering eight, Rowell eleven or twelve, and Wellingborough thirteen miles distant.

From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Thomas Coleman

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