Willian
Coordinates: 51°57′38″N 0°13′17″W / 51.9606°N 0.2215°W
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 All Saints church, Willian |
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 Willian
Willian shown within Hertfordshire |
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| OS grid reference | TL225308 |
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| District | North Hertfordshire |
| Shire county | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY |
| Postcode district | SG6 |
| Dialling code | 01462 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | North East Hertfordshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Hertfordshire | |
Willian is a small village in North Hertfordshire, with a population of approximately 326. Along with Norton and Old Letchworth, it is one of the original villages which the new town of Letchworth Garden City grew up around. Despite this, it retains a distinctive character. The village was referred to in the Domesday Book as "Wilie", and the name probably derives from a word meaning "willows".[1]
The village has two pubs, the Fox, which used to boast a bar with 16th century beams and low ceilings, now replaced by modern decor and a farm shop[citation needed], and the Three Horseshoes, and a large pond. The original parish church, All Saints', has a tower with clocks on three sides; the fourth side is blank, supposedly so that farm labourers would not be able to tell when to leave work. This has been supplanted as the main church of the parish by St Paul's, Letchworth.
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- ^ Eilert Ekwall (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Oxford: OUP.
