Just north of the railway station is a GB Railfreight location, usage is for London Underground maintenance and other freight services.[63]. A jobs growth target of 12,400 jobs has been set to accompany the large scale housing growth. [79] The four leisure centres and health clubs in Wellingborough include Bannatyne's, Redwell, Waendel and Weavers (which is part of Weavers school).[80]. [16] The earliest part of the building is the Norman doorway opening in from the later south porch. Brian Hill, referee, was also born in the town.

[72] The Wellingborough Museum,[73] an independent museum run by the Winifred Wharton Trust, located next door to The Castle Theatre, has exhibitions which show the past of Wellingborough and the surrounding villages.

[10] The town also has a growing commuter population as it is on the Midland Main Line railway, operated by East Midlands Railway, with trains to London St Pancras International taking under an hour, and an interchange with Eurostar services. Click on a picture below to see it full-size. [84], On the second weekend in May, the annual non-competitive Waendel Walk is held in Wellingborough, with a variety of routes through the local countryside.

Retrieved 28 January 2010, [Northamptonshire County Council: Buses in Wellingborough & East Northants Map]. The pool also has a small, shallow, 'teaching' pool, more suitable for non-swimmers. The facility includes a six-lane 25-metre competition pool, varying in depth from 1 to 2 metres, and used for many purposes including the main training pool for Wellingborough Amateur Swimming Club. Police later spotted one of the motorbikes in Northamptonshire heading towards Corby. The church was enlarged with the addition of more side chapels and by the end of the 13th century had assumed more or less its present plan. The Three Silver Ladies is one of two identical sculptures installed on the Harrowden Road, They depict local Roman history, the river, and the townspeople working together.[90].

[6], Other businesses operating within the town include motorsport, high performance engineering, distribution, engineering, environmental technology and renewable energy, digital and creative media, financial and business services, and global brands, once such brand being Cummins UK at Park Farm, major park home manufacturer Tingdene Homes Ltd at Finedon Road Industrial Estate and Lok'nStore Plc. There is a large free carpark just over the road from it so not far to walk. The Air Ambulance is provided by Warkshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance service. Wellingborough (/ˈwɛlɪŋbərə/ WEL-ing-bər-ə) is a large market town in the Wellingborough district of Northamptonshire, England, 11 miles (18 km) from Northampton on the north side of the River Nene. Depending on the time of year, and weather permitting, we hope to meet at an outside venue during the summer months.

[18] The 20th-century Church of St Mary was built by Ninian Comper. [24] The Midland Road station opened in 1857 with trains serving Kettering and a little later Corby, was linked in 1867 to London St Pancras. Wellingborough Museum: Interesting and enlightening view of local history - See 177 traveler reviews, 48 candid photos, and great deals for Wellingborough, UK, at Tripadvisor. The clay-rich hilltop soils are primarily a consequence of blanketing of the area with boulder clay or glacial till during the recent glaciations. [88] A petition signed by thousands of local residents in the towns of Wellingborough and Rushden for a new A&E to be built in Wellingborough has been handed to 10 Downing Street (when Prime Minister Gordon Brown was in power), by local MP Peter Bone on 10 February 2010.[89].