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Welling is a southeast London district in the London Borough of Bexley. The area is around 16.9 km (10.5 miles) east southeast of Charing Cross. The area has several primary and secondary schools as well as colleges including Fosters Primary School, Welling School, and Westbrooke School.
Serving the area is Welling railway station, with Southeastern trains going to Dartford, Barnehurst, London Bridge, London Victoria, London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street and London Waterloo East. Transport for London (TfL) bus routes serve Welling and connects the area with other towns such as Woolwich, Lewisham, Crayford, Blackheath and North Greenwich.
Notable people associated with Welling include singer and songwriter Kate Bush, visual artist and poet Tom Raworth, park ranger and founding Canadian mountain guide Bill Peyto, musician Steve Hillier and Islamist political activist Anjem Choudary. Erith & Belvedere F.C. and Welling United F.C. are the two non-league football teams in the area that play their home games at Park View Road.