Willington, Tyne and Wear

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Willington is located in Tyne and Wear
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55°00′00″N 1°30′30″W / 55.00000°N 1.50833°W / 55.00000; -1.50833

Willington is an area in the North Tyneside district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It has an industrial estate.

History

The place-name derives from Old English tun (homestead or farm) of Wifel's people, and appears in 1085 as Wiflintun, and as Wiuelington in 1204.[1]

Willington was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Walls-end,[2] on 30 September 1894 Willington became a separate civil parish, being formed from the rural part of Wallsend, on 9 November 1910 the parish was abolished and merged with Wallsend.[3] In 1901 the parish had a population of 1999.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 520. ISBN 0198691033.
  2. ^ "History of Willington Quay, in North Tyneside and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Tynemouth Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Willington CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 September 2024.



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