Wellingborough Museum

Wellingborough is a market town in the North Northamptonshire unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, 11 miles from Northampton on the north side of the River Nene.Originally named "Wendelingburgh", the Anglo-Saxon settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Wendelburie". The town was granted a royal market charter in 1201 by King John.At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 49,128, and in 2019 was estimated to have a population of 53,165. The Wellingborough built-up area also includes suburbs Wilby and Redhill Grange. The town is twinned with Niort in France, and with Wittlich in Germany.