Willington, Bedfordshire
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| Willington | |
| Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|
 Peace Memorial Hall, Willington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL114434 |
| Location: | 52°7’54"N, 0°22’18"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bedford |
| Postcode: | MK44 |
| Dialling code: | 01234 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bedford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Bedfordshire |
Willington is a village in Bedfordshire. It is west of Moggerhanger on the road from Sandy to Bedford.
The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Welitone and as Wilitona in c. 1150, from Old English for 'Willow farmstead', and is part of the Wixamtree Hundred.
The parish church is St Lawrence, a church built in reign of King Henry VIII. It contains a replica of the Gostwick helmet.
In Willington are the 16th century Willington Dovecote and Stables, both now owned by the National Trust.
Willington used to have a railway station on the Sandy to Bedford railway line, now part of the NCR 51 national cycle route.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Willington, Bedfordshire) |
- Willington Dovecote and Stables - National Trust
- Willington station disused station site record
- Willington pages at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service