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Wellesley may refer to:

People

Dukes of Wellington

Barons Cowley (1828)

Earls Cowley (1857)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry Arthur Peter Wellesley, Viscount Dangan (b. 1991).

Others, including relatives of Dukes

Places and institutions

Australia

  • Wellesley Islands, an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington
    • South Wellesley Islands, an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington
    • West Wellesley Islands, an island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, and locality in the Shire of Mornington

Canada

Malaysia

New Zealand

United States

Ships

Other uses

  • Wellesley & Co., Founded in November 2013, Wellesley provides asset-backed loans secured on residential property.
  • The Vickers Wellesley, 1930s single-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force
  • Wellesley marriage, defunct term for (not necessarily sexual) same-sex cohabitation, see Boston marriage