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Willington Civil Parish WILLINGTON CIVIL PARISH Information – 2016 This drawing is reproduced with the kind permission of KADRAS. The artist was Anne Saul and the drawing was first printed in the book 'The Story of Kelsall' by Elspeth Thomas This booklet is produced by Willington Parish Council for delivery to all households in the Parish. If you leave the Parish please leave this booklet in your premises for the next occupier. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the facts are accurate the Parish Council cannot be held responsible for any errors. Brief History The name Willington is derived from Wynflaeda's farm. This female name is of Anglo- Saxon origin and she must have been an important person for her name to be enshrined in the name of Willington. In the Doomsday Enquiry, the settlement is noted as “1 hide paying tax, Land for 2 ploughs, 2 villagers have 1 plough; woodland half a league long and 1 acre wide, wasted, value before 1066 8 shillings now 10 shillings.” Wynflaeda choose a good spot to settle, the area was secluded and sheltered by the ridge to the north, the soil fertile and with a good supply of spring water. In particular water was obtained from a spring below Rough Low known as Pearl Hole. For many years this was the main water supply for the village. Later, during Norman times, the land was given to the Abbot of Stanlow Abbey on the banks of the River Mersey. The Abbot had to pay 10 shillings rent annually in Chester. Eventually the monks abandoned Stanlow due to flooding and were granted a site at Whalley in the Ribble Valley where they built an Abbey. The ruins of the Abbey are still there. After the dissolution of the Religious Houses in 1542 the land was annexed by the Leghs of Booth. In 1593 it came into the ownership of the Master Forester, Sir John Done. The property remained with the Done family until 1828 when it was bought by Major William Tomkinson, for £24,000, who transformed the farms and woods into a family estate. William Tomkinson built Willington Hall in 1829. The architect was George Latham of Nantwich whose design was neo-Elizabethan, a style in fashion at the time. The total cost was £5,000. It is now a Grade 2 listed building housing a Hotel and Restaurant. The other large property of note is Tirley Garth built at the instruction of Bruno Mond in 1906. Building stopped abruptly due to financial problems and was leased to a Mr R.A.Prestwich, a Manchester textile business man, (who later became the chairman of Burberry's). He completed the house in 1912. The property is also of neo-Elizabethen design and the architect was C.E. Mallows. The lease was inherited by his daughter, Miss Irene Prestwich, who, in 1949, bought the house from ICI. She established it as a base for Moral Re-Armament. It is now owned by a film company. The very beautiful gardens are open to the public for certain days and the village of Utkinton holds its annual village fete at the property. In the past Willington had far more facilities than it has today. William Tomkinson founded Willington School for the local children in 1848; it was free and non-denominational. At one time there were more than 70 children on the roll. The school closed in 1934 when Kelsall School was opened. Although Willington has never had a Church there were 2 Chapels. The Methodist Chapel on Chapel Lane, previously known as Rough Low, was built in 1823. The Presbyterian (Calvinistic) Chapel on Willington Road was built in 1817. Both Chapels are now private residences. The village shop and Post Office was located in various cottages, finally finishing up at Corner House before its closure in the 1990s. A Reading Room was built near Willington Corner by James Tomkinson in 1897 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The ground floor was used for games and reading. It contained a small library and billiards room. The upper floor was occupied by the District Nurse. It was converted into 2 dwellings around 1950. There was a bowling green in the grounds which later became a children's playground. Also of note are the Memorial Cottages on Chapel Lane. These were built in 1912 in memory of James Tomkinson who was killed in the House of Commons Point to Point in 1910. These cottages were made available to widows or deserving elderly couples in Willington. They were severely damaged by fire in the 1990s and remained empty for several years. In 1996, Family Housing, Manchester became the trustees of the Charity and the land in front of the cottages was given planning permission and four cottages, Brunswick Cottages, were built, these are available, at affordable rents, to people who have a connection with Willington. The original Memorial Cottages were restored and made into two properties, they were sold to fund the development of Brunswick Cottages. The plaque to James Tomkinson can still be seen on the gable end of the end property. In 1946 it is believed that the County Council steam roller engine toppled overboard taking a section of the road and bank into the dell below Rough Low. Due to the War labour was very short at this time so German prisoners of war were recruited to repair the damage and build a wall. The wall is still there with an inscription relating to the prisoners of war who made an excellent job of repair. Local Government In 2014 Cheshire West and Chester Council undertook a Community Governance Review of all the Parish Councils in West Cheshire. There was extensive public consultation and, as far as possible, decisions were based on the preferences of the public. As a result of the review, the whole of Willington became a Civil Parish with its own Parish Council. Prior to that the majority of the populated part of Willington lay within the Parish of Delamere, a few properties were in the Parish of Tarvin and the remainder of Willington was not represented by a Parish Council. Willington lies in the Parliamentary Constituency of Eddisbury and in the Ward of Tarvin and Kelsall. In March 2015 there were 214 registered electors. It is represented by 5 Parish Councillors who were elected in May 2015. Willington Parish Council The Parish Councillors for Willington, with their contact phone numbers (all dial code 01829), are as follows:- Chairman John Grimshaw 752177 Vice Chairman Pat Tyson-Jones 751757 Councillors Roy Penk 751866 Jane Lowthion 751454 Andrew Nicholas 752029 Parish Clerk Mike Hassall 01829 741075 (email [email protected]) The Parish Council meetings are held at Willington Hall Hotel, normally on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm. Members of the public are very welcome to attend meetings. Ward Councillors Hugo Deynem 01829 751830 07825 656750 email [email protected] John Leather 01829 752558 email [email protected] Member of Parliament (Eddisbury Constituency) Antoinette Sandbach House of Commons Westminster LONDON SW1A 0AA Churches Church of England St. Phillips Church, Kelsall – Willington lies in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kelsall The Vicar is the Rev Peter Mackriell (01829 752639) The Churchwardens are Andrew Macauley and Irene Skinner Website: www.kelsallparishchurch.org.uk St. Peters Church, Delamere The Rector is the Rev Elaine Ollman (01606 882184) The Churchwardens are Glyn Roberts (01606 889188) and Pat Wheeler (01606 883631) Website: www.delamerechurch.blogspot.com Catholic The nearest Catholic Churches are in Mouldsworth (St Cuthberts) and Tarporley (St Thomas Beckett). The Parish Priest is the Rev Joseph Carney (01829 732511) Methodist Kelsall Methodist Church The Minister is the Rev Sue Levitt (01829 741022) Education Primary School Kelsall Primary School, Flat Lane, Kelsall, CW6 0PU Telephone: 01829 751343 Email: [email protected] Secondary School Tarporley High School & Sixth Form College, Eaton Road, Tarporley, CW6 0B Tel: 01829 732558 or 01829 732830 | Fax: 01829 733945 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tarporleyhigh.co.uk Health Cheshire Health Agency (01244 650414/548/415) will offer advice and a list of doctors and dentists. Doctors Tarporley Health Centre, Park Road, Tarporley has two Group Practices; Doctors Griffin, Adey & Dancy (01829 732401) Doctor Campbell, Chapell, Kent & Oliver (01829 733456) Kelsall Medical Centre, Church Street, Kelsall (01829 751252) The War Memorial Cottage Hospital in Tarporley (01829 732436) has a range of facilities including physiotherapy, a dressings clinic, day care and in-patient wards. tarporleyhospital.co.uk Dentists Tarporley Dental Centre, Denelea, 13 Nantwich Road, Tarporley, (01829 732213) Oaklands Dental Practice, 5 Nantwich Road, Tarporley, (01829 732979) Tudor House Dental Surgery, 62 High Street, Tarvin (01829 741284 Chemists Holmes Pharmacy, Kelsall (on the main road) Opening hours are 09.00-13.00 and 14.15-18.00 Monday to Friday and 09.00-12.30 on Saturday. Transport Willington is not served by public transport. Information and Timetables Cheshire Traveline provides timetable information for any bus, rail or coach service serving Cheshire and Warrington. Telephone: 0871 200 22 33 (08.00 – 20.00) Mobile Website: Nextbuses.mobi Buses The nearest bus stop is in Kelsall and is served by the number 82 bus between Chester and Northwich. A half-hourly service is provided for most of the day, hourly for earlier and later buses. The Rural Rider transport scheme, operated by Cheshire Community Development Trust, is available to anyone living in Willington. For a timetable and further information ring 01606 784100. The booking line is open from 10.00- 14.00. Trains The Chester to Manchester branch line can be accessed at Delamere Station, Cuddington Station or Mouldsworth Station, all have parking areas.
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