Willington may refer to:
Places
In England
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Willington, Bedfordshire
Willington is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish located in the England, English county of Bedfordshire. It is west of Moggerhanger on the road from Sandy, Bedfordshire, Sandy to Bedford. The village is recorded in the Domesda ...
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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 "vil ...
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Willington, County Durham
Willington is a former mining village in County Durham, England, in the foothills of the Pennines and near the River Wear close to Crook, Bishop Auckland and Durham City.
Like many communities in the area Willington's economy was largely base ...
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Willington A.F.C., football club
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Willington, Derbyshire
Willington is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 2,604, increasing to 2,864 at the 2011 Census.
Geography
Willington is on the River Trent about ...
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Willington Power Station
Willington Power Station is a pair of now decommissioned and partly demolished coal-fired power stations that were constructed in the 1950s. The two stations were built on a site off Twyford Road, between Willington and Findern in Derbyshire ...
, former coal-fired station
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Willington, Kent
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Willington, Tyne and Wear
Willington is an area in the North Tyneside district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It has an industrial estate.
The place-name derives from Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the Engli ...
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Willington, Warwickshire
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Willington Quay
Willington Quay is an area in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear in northern England. It is on the north bank of the River Tyne, facing Jarrow, and between Wallsend and North Shields. It is served by the Howdon Metro station in Howdon. ...
, North Tyneside
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Willington Athletic F.C., former football club
In the United States
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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 ...
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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 P ...
People
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Aaron Smith Willington (1781–1862), American journalist and newspaper editor
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Avis Willington (born 1956), British Olympic swimmer
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Daniel Willington (born 1942), Argentine footballer
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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 ...
(born 1952), Colombian footballer
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Willington Techera (born 1985), Uruguayan footballer
Other uses
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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 Jun ...
, Derbyshire, England
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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 ...
, England, a former station
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Willington railway station (Durham), England, a former station
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Willington School
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Willington Independent Preparatory School is situated in Wimbledon, south-west London.
History
The school was founded in 1885. It was situated in Putney, London, to cater for the boys of the growing middle class population of the are ...
, Wimbledon, London
See also
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Wellington (disambiguation)
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