Welling

Welling is a town in South East London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley, west of Bexleyheath, southeast of Woolwich and of Charing Cross. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.map_type: Greater London
UK place.region: London
UK place.population: 41000
UK place.official_name: Welling
UK place.static_image_name: From Inferno to Tesco - geograph.org.uk - 2860955.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Shops on Bellegrove Road
UK place.london_borough: Bexley
UK place.constituency_westminster: Old Bexley & Sidcup and Bexleyheath and Crayford
UK place.charingX_distance_mi: 10.5
UK place.charingX_direction: WNW
UK place.post_town: WELLING
UK place.postcode_area: DA
UK place.postcode_district: DA16
UK place.dial_code: 020
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ465755

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Wikidata facts

Population: 41000
Image: Railway overbridge, Welling, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 147665.jpg
Dialing code: 020

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postal code: DA16
OS grid reference: TQ465755
Commons category: Welling, London
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Etymology
History
Early history
20th century
21st century
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==Etymology== 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. Until the 1800s, most of Welling down to Blackfen was covered in woodland which offered excellent concealment for outlaws and robbers who would prey on vulnerable slow-moving horse-drawn traffic.