What is "welbeck"

Welbeck is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, slightly to the south-west of Worksop. The village population is included in the civil parish of Holbeck.

Welbeck became a coal-mining centre in 1912 and has a famous stately home, Welbeck Abbey, home of the Dukes of Portland, and which was founded in the twelfth century as a monastery.

Among the famous people from Welbeck is former cricketer, Ted Alletson, who held a batting world record for 50 years.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand accepted an invitation from the Duke of Portland to stay at Welbeck Abbey and arrived with his wife, Sophie, by train at Worksop on 22 November 1913. This was almost a year before his assassination, which triggered off the First World War. The Archduke narrowly avoided being killed in a freak hunting accident during his stay.

Welbeck is a village near Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Welbeck may also refer to:

• Welbeck, Ontario, Canada
• Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College, a defence sixth form college, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, formerly housed in Welbeck Abbey
• Welbeck Colliery Village, former name of Meden Vale, near Welbeck village

• Danny Welbeck (born 1990), English footballer
• Nii Welbeck (born 1976), retired Ghanaian footballer
• Peter Welbeck, a pseudonym of Harry Alan Towers (1920–2009), a radio and film producer and screenwriter
• Michel Houellebecq (born 1956 or 1958), French author, filmmaker and poet, whose surname is pronounced similarly