Whittington is a village and civil parish which lies approximately 3 miles south east of Lichfield in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,591. The parish council is a joint one with Fisherwick. The Coventry Canal borders the village to the north and east.
Most famous for the military barracks there known locally as Whittington Barracks.
The name Whittington is believed to come fr...
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Whittington is a village and civil parish which lies approximately 3 miles south east of Lichfield in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,591. The parish council is a joint one with Fisherwick. The Coventry Canal borders the village to the north and east.
Most famous for the military barracks there known locally as Whittington Barracks.
The name Whittington is believed to come from Old English, and to mean farm associated with Hwita.
The village has long had a church dedicated to St. Giles. However, the 13th century building was destroyed by fire in 1760, and was rebuilt in Georgian style using sandstone quarried from Hopwas Hayes wood. The church contains memorial panelling for Samuel Lipscomb Seckham (1827–1900), architect and High Sheriff of Staffordshire, who lived at Whittington Old Hall, a 16th century mansion.
One family produced three vicars of Whittington: the Levett family. Rev. Richard Levett served as...
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