Whitelackington

Also known as Whitelackington, Somerset

Whitelackington is a village and civil parish on the A303 one mile north east of Ilminster, in Somerset, England. The parish includes Dillington Park and the hamlets of Atherstone and Ashwell.

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Place details

Locality: Whitelackington
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.static_image: alt=Stone church with square tower. In the foreground are a path and gravestones|240px
UK place.static_image_caption: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Whitelackington
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Whitelackington
UK place.population: 209
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.unitary_england: Somerset Council
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Somerset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Yeovil
UK place.post_town: ILMINSTER
UK place.postcode_district: TA19
UK place.postcode_area: TA
UK place.dial_code: 01460
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST385155

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Wikidata facts

Population: 209
Image: Whitelackington church.jpg
Dialing code: 01460

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Commons category: Whitelackington
OS grid reference: ST385155
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Whitelackington is a village and civil parish on the A303 one mile north east of Ilminster, in Somerset, England. The parish includes Dillington Park and the hamlets of Atherstone and Ashwell.

==Toponymy== The village's name is from Old English and is composed of two elements: the Old English personal name Hwitlāc and tun meaning "farm" but here in the sense of "estate, village". The name was recorded as Witelecintone in 1127.