Willington, Bedfordshire

Willington
Willington
	Church of St Lawrence and the neighbouring stable building
	Willington Location within Bedfordshire
Population	751 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	TL114434
Unitary authority	Bedford;
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK44
Dialling code	01234
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire;
	List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52.1316°N 0.3716°W

Willington is a village and civil parish located 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,^[2] and is part of the ancient hundred of Wixamtree.

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In the parish church of St Lawrence there is a grand 16th-century chapel.^[3]

Willington is home to 16th century Willington Dovecote & Stables, both now owned by the National Trust. This is also the location of an ancient moated site.

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

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