Willington
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.71, -1.689 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 20 35 |
| Population: | 6,633 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Willington sits on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, close to Bishop Auckland and Crook. It grew up in the 19th century as a coal-mining community and later saw 20th-century industry such as electricity generation on the riverside, so the town still bears a strong industrial heritage in its terraces, memorials and former works sites.
Today Willington is largely a residential and local-service centre with many people commuting to Durham or Darlington, but it retains a tight-knit community spirit, grassroots clubs and historic character. The surrounding countryside gives easy access to walks into Weardale, and ongoing regeneration projects have been slowly reshaping former industrial land for housing and light industry.
Postcode districts covering Willington
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 20 miles
- Sunderland 16.9 miles
- Middlesbrough 21.5 miles
- Darlington 13.4 miles
- Hartlepool 19.2 miles
- South Shields 21.6 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 17.5 miles
- Gateshead 16.5 miles
- Washington 14.9 miles
- Durham 6.9 miles
- Wallsend 21.2 miles
- Newburn 18.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Greater Willington Parish 0.7 miles
- Willington and Hunwick Ward 0.8 miles
- Byers Green Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Hunwick Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Brancepeth Parish 1.8 miles
- Crook Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Howden-le-Wear Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Billy Row Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Coundon Ward 2.9 miles
- Bishop Auckland Town Ward 3.3 miles
- Brandon and Byshottles Parish 3.5 miles
- Witton Park Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Willington
DL15 0PR, DL15 0EZ, DL15 0QF, DL15 0EU, DL15 0AG, DL15 0DY, DL15 0GQ, DL15 0HB, DL15 0DW … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 17.3 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 22.6 miles
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Willington Ad
- Thomas Wright House 1.5 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6.5 miles
- The Fir Tree Country Hotel 3.7 miles
- The Royal Oak 3 5.4 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 6.6 miles
- The Saxon Inn 4 3.2 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 6.6 miles
- The City 6.5 miles
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 7.1 miles
Schools in Willington
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington Primary
- Parkside Academy Secondary
- St Stephen's C of E Primary School Primary
- Willington Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 5.4 miles
- University of Durham University 5.8 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 9.4 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 11.6 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 12.2 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 12.8 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 15.1 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 15.2 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 15.2 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 15.2 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 15.7 miles