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People


Surname

* Darcy Wallingford (fl. 1980s), Canadian swimmer * Jesse Wallingford (1872–1944), British sport shooter and New Zealand army officer *
Sidney Wallingford Air Commodore Sidney Wallingford, (12 July 1898 – 25 July 1978) was a British-born New Zealand aviator and senior officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. Born in Hythe, Kent, Hythe, England, Wall ...
(1898–1978), British-born aviator and New Zealand air force officer *
Wayne Wallingford Wayne Wallingford (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician who has served as Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue since January, 2022, and previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 147th dis ...
(born 1946), American politician in Missouri


Given name

* Wallingford Riegger (1885–1961), American modernist composer and pianist * Wally Mendelson (1872–1902), New Zealand athlete and lawyer


Middle name

* Frederick W. Whitridge (1852–1916), American industrialist and railway president


Anglo-Norman figures

* Brian of Wallingford (12th century), also known as
Brian Fitz Count Brian fitz Count (also Brian of Wallingford) was descended from the Breton ducal house, and became an Anglo-Norman noble, holding the lordships of Wallingford and Abergavenny. He was a loyal adherent of Henry I, King of England, and a staunch s ...
, Anglo-Norman noble * Ealdgyth of Wallingford (11th century), wife of
Robert D'Oyly Robert D'Oyly (also spelt Robert D'Oyley de Liseaux, Robert Doyley, Robert de Oiley, Robèrt d'Oilly, Robert D'Oyley and Roberti De Oilgi) was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror on the Norman conquest, his invasion of En ...
* John of Wallingford (d. 1214), English monk and abbot of St. Albans abbey * John of Wallingford (d. 1258), English monk and chronicler * Miles of Wallingford, also known as Miles Crispin (died 1107), wealthy Norman landowner *
Richard of Wallingford Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336) was an English mathematician, astronomer, horologist, and cleric who made major contributions to astronomy and horology while serving as abbot of St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. Biography Richard was b ...
(1292–1336), English mathematician and astronomer * Richard of Wallingford (constable) (14th century), constable of Wallingford Castle and landowner in St Albans * William of Wallingford (died 1492), Benedictine monk


Fictional characters

* Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, nickname of J. Rufus Wallingford, a fictional con man created by George Randolph Chester 1907 * Langley Wallingford, a fictional character from the American soap opera ''All My Children'' * Miles Wallingford, title character of an 1844 nautical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper


Places


United Kingdom

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Wallingford, Oxfordshire Wallingford () is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, north of Reading, south of Oxford and north west of Henley-on-Thames. Although belonging to the historic county of Berkshire, it ...
, England, a town **
Wallingford Castle Wallingford Castle is a medieval castle situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire (historically Berkshire), adjacent to the River Thames. Established in the 11th century as a motte-and-bailey design within an Anglo-Saxon ' ...
, a ruined castle in the town ** Wallingford railway station (England), located here


Administrative units

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Municipal Borough of Wallingford Wallingford () is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, north of Reading, south of Oxford and north west of Henley-on-Thames. Although belonging to the historic county of Berkshire, it ...
, 1836–1919 *
Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency) Wallingford was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 180 ...
, 1295–1885 * Wallingford Rural District, 1894–1974


United States

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Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, centrally located between New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, and Boston and New York City. The town is part ...
, a town ** Wallingford station (Connecticut), a railway station located here * Wallingford, Iowa, a city * Wallingford, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *
Wallingford, Pennsylvania Wallingford is an unincorporated community in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1687, it is named for Wallingford, England. In 2007, Wallingford was named by ''Money Magazine'' as the ninth b ...
, an unincorporated community ** Wallingford station (SEPTA), a SEPTA Regional Rail station located here *
Wallingford, Seattle Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, lying on a hill above the north shore of Lake Union about four miles from the downtown core. The neighborhood developed quickly during the early 20th century after the establishment of ...
, a neighborhood of the city of Seattle, Washington *
Wallingford, Vermont Wallingford is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,129 at the 2020 census. Wallingford also contains the villages of East Wallingford and South Wallingford. Geography According to the United States Census Bure ...
, a town ** Wallingford (CDP), Vermont, a census-designated place in the town


See also

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