The parish church of All Saints, is a light and modern edifice of freestone; a portion of it is supported by iron pillars, and the same material is employed in the window frames, thereby imparting a light appearance to the whole: the living is a vicarage, with the rectory of Eyton on the Wild Moors annexed, in the patronage of Thomas Eyton, Esq.; the present incumbent is the Rev. Benjamin Banning. There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists, and Roman Catholics. The principal charities are a free school for teaching poor children of both sexes; another conducted upon the national plan; an almshouse for six poor women; a dispensary, recently established, and a new and commodious Union Workhouse—the latter, for the reception of the poor of eleven parishes, of which Wellington is the centre. Amusement and instruction are derived from a concert-hall, billiard and news-rooms, and a mechanics’ institute; all of which are of recent establishment. A mile from the town is Apley Castle, the seat of St. John S. Charlton, Esq.; and about the like distance westward, is Orleton Hall, the residence of the Hon. R. C. Herbert. The market is held on Thursday; the fairs March 29th, June 22nd, September 29th and November 17th. The fairs and markets are well attended; at the September fair a great weight of butter and cheese is disposed of; the others are chiefly for horses, cattle, sheep and pigs. Fairs (or cattle markets) are likewise held on the last Tuesday in the months of January, February, April, May, July, August, October, and December. The parish contained, in 1841, 10,990, and in 1851, 11,554 inhabitants. Two miles W. by N. from Wellington, is the village of WROCKWARDINE, the parish of which embraces a large coal and iron district. Within the parish at ADMASTON, about a mile from Wrockwardine, are two valuable springs—one chalybeate, the other sulphureous. An admirably conducted hotel and boarding house, with hot and cold baths, have been erected here at a considerable expense; and the waters being found beneficial in cases of rheumatism, it is resorted to by many afflicted with that complaint, and other visitors. The Shrewsbury Canal passes through the parish, and the river Tern washes its northern border. The parish church of Saint Peter, is a venerable structure of red stone, substantially built: the benefice is a discharged vicarage, in the gift of the Crown; the Rev. George Lavington Yate is the present incumbent. There has been erected a handsome district church, or chapel of ease. The parish contained, by the returns for 1841, 2,731 inhabitants, and by those for 1851, 3,107.