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Willington, Willington Hall, Willington Mill, Willington Mill Fm & Willington Wood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Willington

Historical Forms

  • Winfletone 1086 DB
  • Wynfleton 1233–7(1347),1347 ChFor 1353–4 Orm2 1499 Sheaf
  • Wynlaton 1208–29 Whall
  • Winlaton 1475 AddCh
  • (wood of) Winlaughton 1289 Cl
  • grangia de Wymlaton 1291 Tax
  • Wilanton 1303 Chamb
  • Wylanton 1304 ib
  • Wilaton 1304 Chamb
  • boscus de Wylaton, Wylaton 1318 Eyre
  • campus de Wylaton 1357 ChFor
  • Willaton 1307 Eyre 1503 ChFor
  • boscus de Willaton 1347 ib
  • Willaton Wood c.1554 Whall
  • Willington or Willaton 1819 Orm2
  • Wyllaton 1537 AddCh
  • Wolaton 1347 ChFor 1357 Eyre 1509 ChRR
  • boscus de Wollaton, Wollaton 1353,1357 ChFor 1514 Orm2
  • Wollaton or Willington by Kelsall 1671 Sheaf
  • Wollaughton 1547 MinAcct
  • Willyngton 1526 Chol
  • Willington 1547 MinAcct 1626 Sheaf
  • Willarton alias Willington 1632 Orm2
  • Wollaton or Willington, Willington by Kelsall 1671 Sheaf
  • Willington or Willaton 1819 Orm2
  • Willington Wood Jas1 Map 1819 LRMB200
  • Willington Hall & Willington Mill 1831 Bry
  • Willoughton 1554 MinAcct
  • Willaston 1608 ChRR
  • Willarton alias Willington 1632 Orm2
  • Welleton 1663 Sheaf

Etymology

'Wynflǣd's farm', from the OE  fem. pers.n. Wynflǣd and tūn, with wudu , hall , and myln .