Willington was featured on the Fox science fiction show Fringe in Season 5, Episode 9 (Black Blotter).
He was the son of Charles Joseph Kelly Monck, the 3rd Viscount, and Bridget Willington.
He was educated at the prestigious Willington Academy of Dr. Moses Waddel near Petersburg, Georgia, and received degrees in 1806 and 1809 from Princeton University.
William married before 19 June 1602 Lettice Knollys (1583–1655), daughter of Sir Henry Knollys (c. 1542 - 1583), Member of Parliament representing first Shoreham, Kent (1563) and then Oxfordshire, Esquire of the Body to Elizabeth I (son of Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey), and Margaret Cave (1549–1600), daughter of Sir Ambrose Cave and Margaret Willington.
Willington Dovecote & Stables is a National Trust property located in Willington, near Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.