Population 655 (2011 Census) Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01829 Post town Tarporley | Civil parish Willington Local time Monday 5:56 PM | |
Unitary authority Weather 13°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Willington, UK
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
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
Willington Hall was built in 1829 by the Nantwich architect George Latham.