Wellingborough: Boot and Shoe Town, the Embankment, and the Nene Valley Corridor
Wellingborough made boots and shoes. The footwear industry arrived in the seventeenth century and dominated until the post-war decline. The last major factories closed in the 1990s. The Embankment, a park along the River Nene, was laid out as a public amenity in the Victorian period and remains the town's main green space. The population is around 53,000. Wellingborough is part of the North Northamptonshire unitary authority, alongside Kettering, Corby, and East Northamptonshire.
The A45 connects Wellingborough to Northampton (ten miles west) and the A14. Wellingborough station provides East Midlands Railway services to London St Pancras. The town centre around Market Square has seen redevelopment in recent years. For adult companionship, Wellingborough is covered by Northamptonshire Police and falls under England and Wales criminal law.
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Wellingborough made boots and shoes. The footwear industry arrived in the seventeenth century and dominated until the post-war decline. The last major factories closed in the 1990s. The Embankment, a park along the River Nene, was laid out as a public amenity in the Victorian period and remains the town's main green space. The population is around 53,000. Wellingborough is part of the North Northamptonshire unitary authority, alongside Kettering, Corby, and East Northamptonshire.
The A45 connects Wellingborough to Northampton (ten miles west) and the A14. Wellingborough station provides East Midlands Railway services to London St Pancras. The town centre around Market Square has seen redevelopment in recent years. For adult companionship, Wellingborough is covered by Northamptonshire Police and falls under England and Wales criminal law.
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