Willington, Cheshire
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| Willington | |
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  Willington Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 277 (2011 census) |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TARPORLEY |
| Postcode district | CW6 |
| Dialling code | 01829 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Willington is a village and civil parish 9 miles (14 km) from Chester in Cheshire, England. At the 2011 census, the population was 277.[2][3][4][a]
The village contains a public house (The Boot), farm shop and hotel (Willington Hall).[5]
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,[6] (under the ownership of Walter de Vernon and consisting of only two households),[7] and then as Wynlaton in the 12th century.[8]
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.[9]
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.[5] It is a designated Grade II listed building.[10]
