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 through time
Willington is now part of Chester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Willington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Willington, in Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5950
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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