Wellington was named after Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) who was the first Duke of Wellington and led the British victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo Wellington is part of a large parcel of land that was annexed to Edmonton in 1913. Wellington's design is based on a central school and park site that anchors the community.
Explore how Wellington fits on the map: the gold fill is the boundary in effect for the selected time period, dashed outlines show every earlier superseded shape from prior eras, red pins are linked structures built in that era, and purple pins are sites. Use the time period buttons below the map to explore the neighbourhood over time. Boundary history is documented in Stories.
Interior streets are designed on a modified grid network to reduce shortcutting through the neighbourhood and provide residents with quiet local streets. Civic ward: Anirniq. District: Northwest. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.
Includes official boundary history and other narratives linked to this neighbourhood.