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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Willington like this:
WILLINGTON, an extra-parochial tract in Great Boughton district, Cheshire; 3 miles NW of Tarporley. Acres, 910. Real property, £1,848. Pop., 106. Houses, 16. W. Hall is the seat of Col. Tomkinson. There is a free school.
Willington is now part of CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Willington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Willington, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5950
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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