This run became a site for Polhill, who was a resident magistrate, to conduct a court of petty sessions for the area between Ben Lomond to Bolivia.

The closure and movement of the court of petty sessions to Glen Innes in 1858 led to the decline of Wellingrove.

However, with the continued growth of the nearby towns of Glen Innes and Inverell, the village of Wellingrove declined and is now a place of minimal significance.

[3] Today Wellingrove has a church, Rural Fire Service (RFS) and a community hall in a Crown Land fossicking area where sapphires and zircons may be found.

Kings Plains National Park is located about 20 kilometres north west of Wellingrove.