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.
Welling through time
Welling is now part of Bexley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bexley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Welling itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Welling, in Bexley and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23353
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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