Willington

Other current and historical names

Welitone
Weltone

Built-Up Area: Willington
Parish/Community: Willington
Unitary Authority: Bedford
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°8'16"N 0°22'31"W
Eastings/Northings: 511276, 250082
OS Grid: TL112500
Mapcode Local: GBR H3F.V7D
Mapcode Global: VHFQ9.FJVJ

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Willington within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Willington in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Willington.-- par. and vil., Bedfordshire - par., 1648 ac., pop. 248; vil., 4 miles E. of Bedford; P.O.

Willington in the Domesday Book

A village in Wichestanestou hundred, in the county of Bedfordshire.

- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, eight; Eskil of Ware
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Beauchamp
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Beauchamp
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £7 in 1086
- Households: 13 villagers; 8 slaves
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
- Meadow: 5 ploughs
- Woodland: 40 pigs
- Mills: 1, value 12 shillings

British Place Names

Willington, Bedford

Willington is a village in Willington , Bedford

Willington in historic gazetteers

Willington in the Domesday Book