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'''Warrington ''' is an unincorporated community located southwest of the [[City of Pensacola]], in southern [[Escambia County]].
==History==
Named for [[Wikipedia:Lewis Warrington|Lewis Warrington]], a Navy officer instrumental in the foundation of the [[Pensacola Navy Yard]], the community of Warrington was established in the 1840s. Originally located south of [[Bayou Grande]], near the Navy Yard, the community was abandoned and reestablished on the other side of Bayou Grande in [[1930]], as was necessitated by the expansion of the Navy facilities.
Warrington was for a portion of the 20th century incorporated as a town; however, it lost that status in [[1975]] due to changes in Florida incorporation law. A referendum held the same year to reincorporate failed.<ref>[http://localgov.fsu.edu/readings_papers/Boundaries%20of%20Government/Munincipal_Incorporations_in_Florida.pdf Overview of Municipal Incorporations in Florida]. February 2001.</ref>
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