Willington, Cheshire
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| Willington | |
| Cheshire | |
|---|---|
 Willington Hall | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 53°11’36"N, 2°40’54"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 655 (2011) |
| Post town: | Tarporley |
| Postcode: | CW6 |
| Dialling code: | 01829 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cheshire West & Chester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Eddisbury |
Willington is a village and parish in Cheshire, about nine miles from the county town, Chester.
The placename means "village of a woman called Winflǣd", from the Old English personal name Winflǣd + tun "farm, village". The name was recorded in the Domesday Book as Winfletone, and as Wynlaton in the 12th century.[1]
The village contains a public house (The Boot), a farm shop[2] and a hotel (Willington Hall).[3]
The Boot Inn
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
- Main article: Willington Hall
Willington Hall was built in 1829 by the Nantwich architect George Latham.[3]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Willington, Cheshire) |
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 520 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ "Farm shop - Willington Fruit Farm Shop". Willington Farm Shop website. http://www.willingtonfruitfarm.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Willington Hall: History". Willington Hall Hotel website. http://willingtonhall.co.uk/about-us/history/. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
