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Local amenities
Though it has fewer than 3,000 residents, Willington puts everything you need on the doorstep. The Rising Sun, Green Man and Dragon pubs are supplemented by local restaurants and cafes, and the village has a Co-op, post office, general store and several other small shops and businesses. There’s an excellent primary school in Willington, with a highly reputable middle school and sixth form nearby in Etwall. The railway station provides regular services to Derby, Burton and Birmingham making the village ideal for commuters. A drive into Derby city centre takes under 20 minutes, offering a wider range of shopping, eateries, cinemas, theatre, live music, art galleries and more.
Area highlights
The name Willington comes from the Old English for ‘farm on the willows’ – a peaceful-sounding notion that couldn’t be more fitting. It’s a quiet and friendly village, surrounded by nature. Nearby quarries have been turned into lakes with a wetland nature reserve, and you can take a pleasure cruise on the canal or hire a longboat and sail away on holiday. Willington hosts an annual arts festival, while every June crowds gather to celebrate the historic 1839 bridge over the Trent to Repton with a raft race. Local landmarks include its old farm cottages, a 200-year-old Mediterranean cedar and the impressive cooling towers of the now-defunct power station, where a pair of peregrine falcons now nest.
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