Willington, Cheshire

Willington
Willington
	Willington Hall
	Willington Location within Cheshire
Population	277 (2011 census)
Civil parish	Willington;
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester;
Ceremonial county	Cheshire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TARPORLEY
Postcode district	CW6
Dialling code	01829
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Eddisbury;
	List of places UK England Cheshire 53°11′35″N 2°40′55″W / 53.193°N 2.682°W

Willington is a village and civil parish 9 miles (14 km) from Chester in Cheshire, England. At the 2011 census, the population was 277.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[a]

The village contains a public house (The Boot), farm shop and hotel (Willington Hall).^[4]

History

The placename means "village of a woman called Winflǣd", from the Old English personal name Winflǣd, and the suffix tun for farm or village. The name was recorded in the Domesday Book as Winfletone,^[5] (under the ownership of Walter de Vernon and consisting of only two households),^[6] and then as Wynlaton in the 12th century.^[7]

Willington was previously an extra-parochial area in Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. From 1894 the civil parish was within Tarvin Rural District, transferring to the Chester district in 1974.^[8]

Landmarks

The Boot Inn occupies a row of red-brick and sandstone cottages that were built in 1815. Behind the pub is Boothsdale, also known as 'Little Switzerland', accessible by a well-used footpath.

Willington Hall was built in 1829 and designed by the Nantwich architect George Latham.^[4] It is a designated Grade II listed building.^[9]

References

Notes

The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.

^ the ONS/NOMIS website shows the 2011 population divided between Delamere and Duddon civil parishes.

Citations

^ "Willington (Parish in North West England)". City Population. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Delamere Parish (E04011086)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Duddon Parish (E04011089)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "About Willington Hall". Willington Hall Hotel website. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ "Cheshire A-K: Willington". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Willington". Open Domesday/University of Hull. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 520. ISBN 0198691033.
^ "Willington". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ Historic England. "Willington Hall (1137030)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Willington, Cheshire at Wikimedia Commons

[4] the ONS/NOMIS website shows the 2011 population divided between Delamere and Duddon civil parishes.

[1] "Willington (Parish in North West England)". City Population. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[2] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Delamere Parish (E04011086)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[3] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Duddon Parish (E04011089)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[hall-5] "About Willington Hall". Willington Hall Hotel website. Retrieved 14 April 2011.

[6] "Cheshire A-K: Willington". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[7] Powell-Smith, Anna. "Willington". Open Domesday/University of Hull. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[8] Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 520. ISBN 0198691033.

[9] "Willington". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[10] Historic England. "Willington Hall (1137030)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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