Willington | |
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Willington Hall |
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Willington shown within Cheshire | |
Population | 655 (2011 Census) |
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Unitary authority | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TARPORLEY |
Postcode district | CW6 |
Dialling code | 01829 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Willington is a village and civil parish, about 9 miles (14 km) from Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.
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.
The village contains a public house (The Boot), a farm shop and a hotel (Willington Hall).
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 by the Nantwich architect George Latham.
The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.