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Willington Stables is a range of brick-built structures located in the parish of Willington, Bedfordshire, dating to the eighteenth century. The buildings are notable examples of Georgian-period stable architecture, constructed to serve the requirements of a substantial country estate. The stables demonstrate the characteristic functional design of their era, with brick construction and practical layout typical of agricultural and equestrian buildings of the period. The site reflects the historical importance of horse-keeping infrastructure to the management of landed estates during the eighteenth century.
Willington stables is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004502. View the official record →
Willington Stables is a range of brick-built structures located in the parish of Willington, Bedfordshire, dating to the eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004502.
Willington stables is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004502.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement south of Willington (1.7 km), Settlement site N of Chapel End Farm (1.9 km), Site discovered by aerial photography S of village (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Willington stables's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Willington stables stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.