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Willington, Derbyshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Willington, Derbyshire

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Willington, Derbyshire history

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Toponymy

The toponym Willington is derived from the Old English tun (homestead or farm) among the willows. The village is recorded as Wilintun in about 1150 and as Wyliton in 1230. In the Domesday Book, the village is called Willetune or Willentune.

Manors

Willington, in the hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. King Henry II (1154–1189) gave a manor in Willington to Burton Abbey. The other manor was held from FitzHubert by the de Willington family, which took its name from the manor.

Later history

Willington grew from a population of 477 with the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal in 1777. The railway was built in 1838, the railway station being called Repton and Willington railway station. The main-line station was closed in 1964 but a new station was opened in the 1990s as part of the Ivanhoe Line project.

Willington, Derbyshire economy & business

Willington Power Station

Two coal-fired power stations were built on a site off Twyford Road, between Willington and Findern in the 1950s. The stations were privatised and sold to National Power in the early 1990s and closed in the mid-1990s. Most of the stations were demolished at the turn of the millennium, but the five cooling towers continue to dominate the skyline of the local area.

Bus company

Blue Bus Services (Tailby & George Ltd) operated a depot on Repton Road from 1922. The company was privately owned until December 1973 when it was sold to Derby Corporation. The Saxon Grove and Tailby Drive residential estate was built on the site in the late 1980s.

Willington, Derbyshire geography / climate

Willington is on the River Trent about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Derby. The parish is within 0.5 miles (800 m) of Staffordshire county boundary. The village is at the crossroads of the north–south B5008 road (for Findern, Repton and Winshill) and the east–west A5132 road (formerly the B5009)

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Best Willington, Derbyshire places to visit

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Willington, Derbyshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Willington, Derbyshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Willington, Derbyshire’s information audio spots:

St Andrew’s Church, Twyford St Andrew’s Church, Twyford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Derbyshire. The church is situated in the village of St Andrew’s Church in the area.

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Newton Solney St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Newton Solney is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England. It was built in the 1960s and is now a Grade I listed church.

Monks Bridge, River Dove Monks Bridge is a bridge across the River Dove between Stretton, Staffordshire and Egginton, Derbyshire. A bridge has existed here since the early 13th century, though much of the current structure dates to the 15th century. It formerly carried traffic on what is now the A38 road but a replacement structure was built to the north in 1926.

St Wilfrid’s Church, Egginton St Wilfrid’s Church, Egginton is a Grade I listed parish church in Egginton, Derbyshire. It is located in the town of Egginton in the area.

Dovecliff Hall Dovecliff Hall is a large Georgian country house in Stretton, East Staffordshire. It is a Grade II listed building. The house is built in two storeys of red brick with a hipped Westmorland slate roof.

Repton Priory Repton Priory was established in the 12th century and was originally under the control of Calke Priory. The priory became a place of pilgrimage on account of the shrine of St Guthlac, and his bell. Pilgrims believed that placing their head upon it would cure headaches.

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