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Willington may refer to: Places In England * Willington, Bedfordshire * Willington, Cheshire * Willington, County Durham ** Willington A.F.C., football club * Willington, Derbyshire **Willington Power Station, former coal-fired station * Willington, Kent * Willington, Tyne and Wear * Willington, Warwickshire *Willington Quay, North Tyneside ** Willington Athletic F.C., former football club In the United States *Willington, Connecticut *Willington, South Carolina People * Aaron Smith Willington (1781–1862), American journalist and newspaper editor * Avis Willington (born 1956), British Olympic swimmer * Daniel Willington (born 1942), Argentine footballer * Willington Ortiz (born 1952), Colombian footballer * Willington Techera (born 1985), Uruguayan footballer Other uses * Willington railway station, Derbyshire, England * Willington railway station (Bedfordshire), England, a former station * Willington railway station (Durham), England, a former station * Willington S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington, Bedfordshire
Willington is a village and civil parish located in the English county of 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 Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ... ''tun'' (homestead) among the willows, and is part of the ancient hundred of Wixamtree. In the parish church of St Lawrence there is a grand 16th-century chapel.Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) ''Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South''. London: Collins; p. 106 Willington is home to 16th century Willington Dovecote & Stables, both now owned by the National Trust. In addition, it is home to The Danish Camp, a restaurant set along the cycle route wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington, South Carolina
Willington is a census-designated place (CDP) in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 census. History The Calhoun-Gibert House and Guillebeau House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.67%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 177 people, 68 households, and 43 families living in the CDP. The population density was 29.6 people per square mile (11.4/km2). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 13.4/sq mi (5.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 15.25% White, 82.49% African American and 2.26% Asian. There were 68 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington Railway Station (Durham)
Willington railway station served the town of Willington, County Durham, North East England from 1857 to 1964 on the Durham to Bishop Auckland Line The Durham to Bishop Auckland Line was a railway line originally built by the North Eastern Railway (NER) to provide rail transport access to coal mines in West County Durham. It closed under the Beeching Axe to passenger traffic in May 1964, .... History The station opened on 1 April 1857 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the south side of Commercial Road. Along with Hunwick and Brancepeth, this was one of the first stations to open on the line. Nearby were the Willington and Sunnybrow Collieries. The station was closed to passengers on 4 May 1964, although it reopened for Miners Gala in July 1964. The station was closed to goods traffic on 10 August 1964. References External links Disused railway stations in County Durham Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington Railway Station (Bedfordshire)
Willington was a railway station on the Varsity Line which served the small village of the same name in Bedfordshire. Opened in 1903, the station was located in a rural area and saw little passenger traffic; it closed together with the line in 1968. History Willington station only opened in 1903, some forty years after the Varsity Line had first opened, as a result of pressure by local villagers on the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). Prior to the station's opening, there had been a siding on the site from September 1896 to handle local vegetable traffic, together with a weighing machine. The station opened at a time when the railway company was looking to increase revenues on the line and was followed by the opening of five halts in 1905 at Wootton Broadmead, Kempston Hardwick, Kempston, Aspley Guise, Bow Brickhill and Husborne Crawley. The initial station was a very basic single platform structure with wooden weatherboarded outbuildings typical of the LNW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington Railway Station
Willington railway station serves the village of Willington in Derbyshire, England. The station is 6¼ miles (10 km) south west of on the Cross Country Route. The original station was opened in 1839 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from to meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London. The station was renamed Repton and Willington in 1855 with a notice on the platform: "Alight here for Repton School". It closed for goods in 1964 and for passengers in 1968. The present station was opened in 1994. It is planned that both platforms will be extended by up to 16 metres by no later than 2012. Services All services are operated by CrossCountry. East Midlands Railway operate the station but none of their trains call here. The present station was constructed in 1994. It was planned as part of the Ivanhoe line which would run through to Loughborough, but this has still not been realised. East Midlands Trains used to run a coupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington Techera
Willinton Federico Techera Acosta (born October 12, 1985 in Montevideo), commonly known as Willington Techera, is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Uruguay Montevideo. Honours ;Olimpia * Liga Nacional: 2008-09 Clausura ;Peñarol *Primera División Uruguaya Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (other), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...: 2009–10 External links Profile at soccerway {{DEFAULTSORT:Techera, Willinton 1985 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Tacuarembó F.C. players C.D. Olimpia players Peñarol players Rampla Juniors players Centro Atlético Fénix players Montevideo City Torque players Deportivo Mictlán players C.D. Malacateco players Uruguay M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington Ortiz
Willington José Ortiz Palacio (born March 26, 1952 in Tumaco) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger. He played 49 times for the Colombia national team scoring 12 goals and is the top Colombian player in the IFFHS's rank of ''South American Player of the Century''. Career Ortiz started his illustrious career at striker in 1971 in the youth system of Millonarios, made his first team debut against Internacional de Porto Alegre scoring the game-winning goal. He won the DIMAYOR Colombian First Division Championship (now the Categoría Primera A) with Millonarios in 1972, and 1978. He played with Millonarios until 1979, participating in the Copa Libertadores 1973, 1974, 1976, and 1979 with the club. In 1980, Ortiz was transferred to Deportivo Cali and played for them for three seasons. Willington was transferred to América de Cali in late 1982, and won the Colombian Domestic league title (now Copa Mustang) in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986. Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Willington
Daniel Alberto Willington (born September 1, 1942) is a retired Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Talleres de Córdoba and Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Argentina national team Playing career Willington was born in Santa Fe but spent his childhood in Córdoba; he started his playing career in the late 1950s with local club Talleres de Córdoba. In 1962 he joined Vélez Sársfield where he became a regular member of the first team, in 1968 he was part of the team that won Nacional 1968, the first league title obtained by the club. After leaving Velez, Willington played for Huracán and Instituto de Córdoba before returning to Talleres de Córdoba in 1974. Willington also had a spell playing for Veracruz during the 1970–71 Primera División de México The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avis Willington
Avis Willington (born 12 August 1956) is a British former swimmer. Willington competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She also represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... References External links * 1956 births Living people British female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games 20th-century British women Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Smith Willington
Aaron Smith Willington (1781–1862) was an American journalist. Willington served as editor of the ''Charleston Courier'', and under his leadership it became "one of the leading newspapers of the country". He was noted for scooping the Treaty of Ghent The Treaty of Ghent () was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands (now in ..., publishing news of the settlement before his competitors in the northern US. He wrote ''A Summer's Tour in Europe, in 1851: In a Series of Letters, Addressed to the Editors of the Charleston Courier'', published in 1852. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Willington, Aaron Smith American male journalists 1781 births 1862 deaths American editors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington, Connecticut
Willington is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,566 at the 2020 census. The Willimantic River borders the town on the west. Willington is about 25 miles northeast of Hartford on Interstate 84, which also provides a connection to Boston, via the Massachusetts Turnpike. Providence, RI is accessible via U.S. Route 44. Larger communities nearby include Coventry, Stafford, Tolland, and Willimantic. The University of Connecticut is located in adjacent Mansfield. A new public library (formerly located within Hall Memorial School) opened in autumn 2006. History In 1720 a party of eight men, originally from England, bought 16,000 acres of the region and called it Wellington. Willington was incorporated in May 1727."1976 Historic Marker" erected by the Town of Willington, the Willington Historical So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willington, Cheshire
Willington is a village and civil parish from Chester in Cheshire, England. At the 2011 census, the population was 277. The village contains a public house (The Boot), farm shop and hotel (Willington Hall). 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'', (under the ownership of Walter de Vernon and consisting of only two households), and then as ''Wynlaton'' in the 12th century. 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 Tarvin was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. The district was named after the village of Tarvin, and saw considerable boundary changes throughout its life. Creation The district was created ..., transferrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
