English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Willington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newland

Historical Forms

  • Wellenton 1220 Fees
  • Wellyngton 1374 Ipm
  • Wulinton 1236 Fees
  • Willington 1236 Fees 13 Glouc
  • Wylintone 13 ib

Etymology

Willington (lost), Wellenton 1220 Fees, Wellyngton 1374 Ipm, Wulinton 1236 Fees, Willington 1236 Fees, 13 Glouc, Wylintone 13 ib. Probably 'farmstead by the willow-copse', v. wilign , tūn .