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Wallis' Plains (NSW)
Named by Macquarie on 31 July 1818. Area now comprising Maitland.

Wapping (Kent, England)
Located on the N. bank of the Thames [2 miles E. of St. Paul's]. Wapping Entrance was the original entrance into London Docks, designed by the engineer John Rennie. In 1805 the lock was 40 feet wide and 170 feet long with a depth of 23 feet. The London Docks became a vast storehouse for a multitude of different cargoes.

Weeley Barracks, Weeley, Essex, England
Military baracks built in 1803 to house the garrisons of the Martello Towers in the Essex district. This section of coast was regarded as strategically important in opposing a possible French invasion. The barracks were installed because it was believed that the coastal area had a detrimental effect on the soldiers' health. It was demolished in 1814 and the bricks used to build another barracks at St Osyth.

Western Islands, The (Atlantic Ocean)
[see: The Azores].

Wee-ree-waa (NSW):
Visited and named by Governor Macquarie (27-29 October 1820).
See: 'Lake George'.

Woolwich (Kent, England)
Riverside town on the Thames. Site of the Royal Military Academy, the Royal Artillery Barracks, an extensive ordnance works: the Woolwich Arsenal (built on 60 acres), as well as the Woolwich Dockyard.

Woolwich Dockyard (England)
The Royal Dockyard was created by Henry VIII in 1512 -1513, on the Thames foreshore. The dockyard facilities expanded in the C17th and C18th and remained operative until 1869.

Woodriff's Farm (NSW)
Property belonging to Captain Daniel Woodriff.

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