- Willington, Bedfordshire
Willington is a village in the English
county ofBedfordshire . It is west ofMoggerhanger on the road from Sandy toBedford . The village is recorded in theDomesday Book as "Welitone" and as "Wilitona" in "c."1150 , from Old English "tun" (homestead) among the willows. [Ekwall|520]Willington is home to 16th century
Willington Dovecote & Stables , both now owned by the National Trust.Willington used to have a railway station on the Sandy to Bedford railway line, now part of the
NCR 51 national cycle route.References
External links
* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-willingtondovecote/ Willington dovecote and stables] at the National Trust.
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/w/willington/ Willington station] disused station site record
* [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Willington/WillingtonIndexOfPages.aspx Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service: Willington pages]
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