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Duke Of Wellington Ltd.

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37 Market Street
Ferryhill
County Durham
DL17 8JH


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duke

This interesting name has two possible origins, the first of which is derived from the Middle English ''duk(e)'', duke, also found as ''douk, duc, doke'', and developed from the Old French ''duc'', in the sense of the leader of an army, captain, derived from the Latin ''dux, ducis'', leader. This surname would have been acquired as a nickname for a ''leader'', or for someone who acted as if he were one, or it may have been an occupational surname for someone employed in a ducal household. The second possible origin of the modern surname is from the personal name ''Duke'', a short form of ''Marmaduke'', which is a given name of Irish origin thought to derive from the Gaelic ''mael Maedoc'', devotee of Maedoc, a personal name borne by various early Irish saints. The patronymic form of the modern surname is ''Dukes'', the ''s'' being a shortened form of ''son (of)''. One John Duke was an early emigrant to America, leaving London in the ''Elizabeth'' in April 1635, bound for New England.

A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy. The title comes from the Latin Dux, ''leader'', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province.

In the Middle Ages the title signified first among the Germanic monarchies. Dukes were the rulers of the provinces and the superiors of the counts in the cities and later, in the feudal monarchies, the highest-ranking peers of the king.

During the 19th century many of the smaller German and Italian states were ruled by Dukes or Grand Dukes. At present however, with the exception of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, there are no dukes who rule. Duke remains the highest titular peerage in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The Pope, as a temporal sovereign, has also but rarely granted the title of Duke and Duchess to persons for services to the Holy See.

wellington

This very famous surname is English locational and derives from one of the towns called Wellington, of which examples can be found in the counties of Somerset, Hereford and Shropshire. The origin is from the Olde English pre 7th century ''Weolintun'' recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles for the year 904, and refering to the Somerset town. In fact all three places are recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book, and in each case the meaning is the same. This is ''the people (ingas) living in hamlet (tun) in the cleared area (leah) by the temple (Weo)'', although it is possible that the prefix ''Weol'' is a personal tribal name. Early examples of the surname recording include Johannes de Welinton of Devon , and William de Welynton of Somerset in the same Hundred Rolls of 1273. Later in 1581 James Wellington of Hereford is recorded as being a student at Oxford University, whilst in 1661 James Wellington married Elizabeth Marriott at St James Church, Clerkenwell, London. The famous ''Iron Duke'' (1769 - 1852) derived his title from Wellington in Somerset. His family name was Wellesley a name which means much the same ''The Dweller by the Spring at the Farm'', and is also of Somerset origins, however he was born in Ireland! The Coat of Arms has the blazon of Quarterly 1st and 4th, red, a silver cross between five plates in saltire, 2nd and 3rd, gold, a red lion rampant.

ferryhill

Ferryhill is a town in south-central County Durham, England with a population of around 11,651 people, making it the 8th biggest town in the County. It is in the Durham County Unitary area. The town grew in the nineteenth century and very rapidly in the 1900s around the coal mining industry, although the last mine closed in 1968.

It has a weekly Friday market in the Town Centre market place run by the Local Council Ferryhill Town Council. The Town has seen many improvements in recent years including the award winning Mainsforth Sports complex, Surtees Doorstep Green, King George V rec corridor improvemements at Ferryhill Station, new Town Centre public toilets paid for by funding from Sedgefield Borough Councillors and is now run by Ferryhill Town Council and a youth cafe for the Town''s Young people.

Over £1 million pounds in funding has recently been secured by Ferryhill Town Youth in partnership with Ferryhill Town Council to develop a new sports facility for the Town including new changing rooms and recreation area public toilets and 6 football pitches in Dean Bank Park and the adjacent former Ferryhill Athletic Football Ground. The facilities will be used by the town''s thriving football clubs and in particular Ferryhill Town Youth. Dean Bank Park is maintained by Ferryhill Town Council and belongs to the welfare fund for the former Dean and Chapter Colliery in 1968. The Town Council later purchsed the former Ferryhill Athletic ground at auction in 2004 but unable to sell the land on, it was then given for improving recreation facilities in the Town.

county durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in North East England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington. The county has an industrial heritage and its economy was historically based on coal and iron mining. It is an area of regeneration and promoted as a tourist destination.

The ceremonial county borders Tyne and Wear, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Northumberland and forms part of the North East England region.
The ceremonial county of Durham is administered by four unitary authorities. The ceremonial county has no administrative function, but remains the area to which a Lord-Lieutenant and High Sheriff are appointed.

County Durham . The unitary district was formed on 1 April 2009 replacing the previous two-tier system of a county council providing strategic services and seven district councils providing more local facilities.