Donington

Donington is a village in the civil parish of Albrighton and Donington, in , England. On 1 April 2025 the parish was abolished and merged with and to form "Albrighton and Donington".
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Hamlet with 2,920 residents
  • Description: village in Albrighton and Donington, Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Donington, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include RAF Cosford and Royal Air Force Museum Midlands.

Aerodrome
Photo: John Chorley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Cosford or is a Royal Air Force station near the village of , Shropshire, England just to the northwest of and next to Albrighton.

Museum
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
The , located at in , is a free museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular.

Railway station
Photo: A Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station which serves the village of Albrighton in , . The former up goods yard is now occupied by a small estate of low rise offices.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albrighton and Ryton.

Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village in the civil parish of and Donington, in , England, 8 miles northwest of and 11 miles northeast of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, in the district of . It lies about one mile north north west of . The civil parish originates during Norman times, and appears as "Ruitone" in the Domesday Book of 1086. is situated 3 miles west of Donington.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of , England. It is situated 5 miles northwest of and 13 miles east-southeast of . is situated 4 miles east of Donington.

Donington

Latitude
52.6389° or 52° 38′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.2841° or 2° 17′ 3″ west
Population
2,920
Elevation
315 feet (96 metres)
Open location code
9C4VJPQ8+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 95056022
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
7297738
Wiki­data ID
Q578454
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Donington” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Donington (Shropshire)”
  • Basque: “Donington”
  • Bengali: “ডনিংটন”
  • Cebuano: “Donington (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Donington”
  • Chinese: “当宁顿”
  • Chinese: “當寧頓”
  • Dutch: “Donington, Shropshire”
  • French: “Donington”
  • German: “Donington”
  • Gujarati: “ડોનિંગટન”
  • Irish: “Donington”
  • Japanese: “ドニントン”
  • Kannada: “ಡೊನಿಂಗ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “도닝턴”
  • Ladin: “Donington”
  • Latin: “Donintona”
  • Lithuanian: “Doningtonas”
  • Polish: “Donington”
  • Portuguese: “Donington”
  • Russian: “Донингтон”
  • Spanish: “Donington”
  • Swedish: “Donington, Shropshire”
  • Swedish: “Donington”
  • Tamil: “டானிங்டன்”
  • Telugu: “డోనింగ్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Donington, Shropshire”
  • Urdu: “دونینجٹن”
  • Welsh: “Donington, Swydd Amwythig”
  • Welsh: “Donington”
  • “Donington”

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