Wallingford may refer to:

People

Surname

Darcy Wallingford Darcy Wallingford is a Canadian former swimmer of the 1980s. A breaststroke specialist from Sudbury, Ontario, Wallingford featured at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid, where he placed 21st in the 100 m breaststroke. He swam heats for the ...

(fl. 1980s), Canadian swimmer *

Jesse Wallingford Jesse Alfred Wallingford (25 January 1872 – 6 June 1944) was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was also an assistant adjutant with the New Zealand Army, during World War One. In the 1908 Olympics, W ...

(1872–1944), British sport shooter and New Zealand army officer *

Sidney Wallingford Air Commodore Sidney Wallingford, (12 July 1898 – 25 July 1978) was a British-born New Zealand aviator and senior officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. Born in Hythe, Kent, Hythe, England, Wall ...

(1898–1978), British-born aviator and New Zealand air force officer *

Wayne Wallingford Wayne Wallingford (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician who has served as Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue since January, 2022, and previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 147th dis ...

(born 1946), American politician in Missouri

Given name

Wallingford Riegger Wallingford Constantine Riegger ( ; April 29, 1885 – April 2, 1961) was an American modernist composer and pianist, best known for his orchestral and modern dance music. He was born in Albany, Georgia, but spent most of his career in New York Ci ...

(1885–1961), American modernist composer and pianist * Wally Mendelson (1872–1902), New Zealand athlete and lawyer

Middle name

* Frederick W. Whitridge (1852–1916), American industrialist and railway president

Anglo-Norman figures

* Brian of Wallingford (12th century), also known as

Brian Fitz Count Brian fitz Count (also Brian of Wallingford) was descended from the Breton ducal house, and became an Anglo-Norman noble, holding the lordships of Wallingford and Abergavenny. He was a loyal adherent of Henry I, King of England, and a staunch s ...

, Anglo-Norman noble * Ealdgyth of Wallingford (11th century), wife of

Robert D'Oyly Robert D'Oyly (also spelt Robert D'Oyley de Liseaux, Robert Doyley, Robert de Oiley, Robèrt d'Oilly, Robert D'Oyley and Roberti De Oilgi) was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror on the Norman conquest, his invasion of En ...

John of Wallingford (d. 1214) John of Wallingford (died 1214), also known as John de Cella, was Abbot of St Albans Abbey in the English county of Hertfordshire from 1195 to his death in 1214. He was previously prior of Holy Trinity Priory at Wallingford in Berkshire (now Oxf ...

, English monk and abbot of St. Albans abbey *

John of Wallingford (d. 1258) John of Wallingford may refer to: * John of Wallingford (d. 1214), English monk and abbot of St. Albans Abbey * John of Wallingford (d. 1258), English monk and chronicler {{hndis ...

, English monk and chronicler * Miles of Wallingford, also known as

Miles Crispin Miles Crispin (died 1107), also known as Miles or Milo of Wallingford, was a wealthy Norman landowner, particularly associated with Wallingford Castle in Berkshire. The Domesday Book records Miles as a major landowner with holdings in Berkshire, ...

(died 1107), wealthy Norman landowner *

Richard of Wallingford Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336) was an English mathematician, astronomer, horologist, and cleric who made major contributions to astronomy and horology while serving as abbot of St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. Biography Richard was b ...

(1292–1336), English mathematician and astronomer *

Richard of Wallingford (constable) Richard of Wallingford (14th century), constable of Wallingford Castle and landowner in St Albans, played a key part in the English peasants' revolt of 1381. Though clearly not a peasant, he helped organise Wat Tyler’s campaign, and was involved ...

(14th century), constable of Wallingford Castle and landowner in St Albans *

William of Wallingford William of Wallingford (died 20 June 1492) was the 47th abbot of St Albans Abbey. He was a Benedictine monk at Holy Trinity Priory, Wallingford, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England and like John of Wallingford and Richard of Wallingford, moved fr ...

(died 1492), Benedictine monk

Fictional characters

* Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, nickname of J. Rufus Wallingford, a fictional con man created by George Randolph Chester 1907 * Langley Wallingford, a fictional character from the American soap opera ''All My Children'' *

Miles Wallingford ''Miles Wallingford: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore'' is an 1844 nautical novel written by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. Background The novel by Cooper was completed in 1844 in New York, under the title ''Miles Wallingford: Sequel to Afl ...

, title character of an 1844 nautical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper

Places

United Kingdom

Wallingford, Oxfordshire Wallingford () is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, north of Reading, south of Oxford and north west of Henley-on-Thames. Although belonging to the historic county of Berkshire, it ...

, England, a town **

Wallingford Castle Wallingford Castle is a medieval castle situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire (historically Berkshire), adjacent to the River Thames. Established in the 11th century as a motte-and-bailey design within an Anglo-Saxon ' ...

, a ruined castle in the town ** Wallingford railway station (England), located here

Administrative units

Municipal Borough of Wallingford Wallingford () is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, north of Reading, south of Oxford and north west of Henley-on-Thames. Although belonging to the historic county of Berkshire, it ...

, 1836–1919 *

Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency) Wallingford was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 180 ...

, 1295–1885 *

Wallingford Rural District Wallingford Rural District, an administrative area in what was then Berkshire, now Oxfordshire area, in southern England was established in 1894, from the then Berkshire area within Wallingford Rural Sanitary Authority (the Oxfordshire area bec ...

, 1894–1974

United States

Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, centrally located between New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, and Boston and New York City. The town is part ...

, a town **

Wallingford station (Connecticut) Wallingford station is a train station on the New Haven–Springfield Line located in Wallingford, Connecticut. It is served by the CT Rail Hartford Line (consisting of Connecticut Department of Transportation and Amtrak Hartford Line, Amtrak t ...

, a railway station located here *

Wallingford, Iowa Wallingford is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 165 at the 2020 census. History Wallingford was platted in 1882. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. D ...

, a city *

Wallingford, Kentucky Wallingford is an unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located along Kentucky Route 559 east of Flemingsburg. Wallingford has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retaile ...

, an unincorporated community *

Wallingford, Pennsylvania Wallingford is an unincorporated community in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1687, it is named for Wallingford, England. In 2007, Wallingford was named by ''Money Magazine'' as the ninth b ...

, an unincorporated community **

Wallingford station (SEPTA) Wallingford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Located at Kershaw Road and Possum Hollow Road, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. In 2017, this station saw 280 boardings and 287 alightings on an average weekday. ...

, a SEPTA Regional Rail station located here *

Wallingford, Seattle Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, lying on a hill above the north shore of Lake Union about four miles from the downtown core. The neighborhood developed quickly during the early 20th century after the establishment of ...

, a neighborhood of the city of Seattle, Washington *

Wallingford, Vermont Wallingford is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,129 at the 2020 census. Wallingford also contains the villages of East Wallingford and South Wallingford. Geography According to the United States Census Bure ...