Willington, Bedfordshire

Willington, Bedfordshire

Willington is a village 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 "tun" (homestead) among the willows. [Ekwall|520]

Willington is home to 16th century Willington Dovecote & Stables, both now owned by the National Trust.

Willington used to have a railway station on the Sandy to Bedford railway line, now part of the NCR 51 national cycle route.

References

External links

* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-willingtondovecote/ Willington dovecote and stables] at the National Trust.
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/w/willington/ Willington station] disused station site record
* [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Willington/WillingtonIndexOfPages.aspx Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service: Willington pages]


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