Willington, County Durham
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| Willington | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 4,534 (2001) [1] | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | NZ108507 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Wear Valley | |
| Shire county: | County Durham | |
| Region: | North East England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | County Durham | |
| Historic county: | County Durham | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Durham Constabulary | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | North East | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | CROOK | |
| Postal district: | DL15 | |
| Dialling code: | 01388 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | North West Durham | |
| European Parliament: | North East England | |
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Willington is a former-pit town in County Durham, England. It is in the foothills of the Pennines and near the River Wear close to Crook and Bishop Auckland. Like many communities in the area, Willington's economy was largely based on coal mining. The closure of the colliery in 1967 therefore hit the town hard. Similarly to many former mining communities this is a blow that Willington has struggled to recover from.
[edit] Meaning of the place-name
Willington comes from Old English wilign-tun "farm with willow trees. Willow trees can be seen frequently in the area.
