Whittington

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Whittington is the name of several places,

In England :

• Whittington, Gloucestershire
• Whittington, Lancashire
• Whittington, Northumberland
• Whittington, Shropshire
• Whittington, Staffordshire
• Whittington, Worcestershire
• Whittington Hospital in Archway, London

• (New Whittington and Old Whittington are in Derbyshire)

In Australia :

• Whittington, Victoria - a suburb of Geelong

People named Whittington:

• Stephen Whittington (b.1953), Australian composer, pianist, writer
• Bill Whittington, racing driver and 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans winner
• Don Whittington, racing driver and 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans winner
• Harry Blackmore Whittington (b. 1916) - a noted British paleontologist
• Harry Whittington (writer) (1915–1990) - American novelist
• Harry Whittington (b. 1927) - an Austin, Texas attorney who was shot by Dick Cheney
• Richard Whittington (academic), Corporate Strategy Academic, influential figure in Strategy-as-Practice approach
• Richard Whittington, 14th-century politician
  • Dick Whittington, fictional medieval mayor of London and folktale figure, based on the above

Other:

• Whittington, a novel by Alan Armstrong