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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001323119-11-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110512
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20110513

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Covington Capital Management
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001323119
		IRS NUMBER:				201253741
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		13F-HR
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	028-11340
		FILM NUMBER:		11837452

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 2000
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		213 629-7500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 2000
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90017
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE


Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  March 31, 2011

Check here if Amendment [ ];  Amendment Number:

This Amendment (Check only one.):		[ ] is a restatement.
 						[ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:			Covington Capital Management
Address:		601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2000
			Los Angeles, CA 90017
13F File Number:	028-11340

The Institutional Investment Manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct, and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:			Dwight Liu
Title:			Chief Financial Officer
Phone:			213 629-7510

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ D. Liu		Los Angeles, CA		May 12, 2011

Report Type (Check only one.):

[x]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ]  13F NOTICE.
[ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:		None

<PAGE>


FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:		None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:		229
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:		$702,135,000

List of Other Included Managers:		None

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NAME OF ISSUER		TITLE	CUSIP		VALUE	SHARES/	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	    	VOTING AUTHORITY
			OF CLASS		(x$1000)PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGERS	SOLE	SHARED	NONE


3M COMPANY		COM	88579Y101	6171 	66005	SH		DEFINED			X
ABB LTD			ADR	000375204	3279 	135563	SH		DEFINED			X
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	COM	002824100	7282 	148461	SH		DEFINED			X
ACCENTURE LTD		CL A	G1150G111	8341 	151743	SH		DEFINED			X
ACE LIMITED		ORD	G0070K103	2329 	36000	SH		DEFINED			X
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC	COM	00724F101	2264 	68276	SH		DEFINED			X
AIR PROD & CHEMICALS	COM	009158106	3957 	43878	SH		DEFINED			X
ALLERGAN INC		COM	018490102	801 	11285	SH		DEFINED			X
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE	COM	01988P108	2488 	118525	SH		DEFINED			X
ALTRIA GROUP		COM	02209S103	1711 	65724	SH		DEFINED			X
AMERICAN MOVIL SERIES L	ADR	02364W105	767 	13202	SH		DEFINED			X
AMERICAN EXPRESS	COM	025816109	2754 	60934	SH		DEFINED			X
AMGEN INCORPORATED	COM	031162100	1110 	20761	SH		DEFINED			X
ANADARKO PETROLEUM	COM	032511107	3166 	38650	SH		DEFINED			X
ANALOG DEVICES INC	COM	32654105	1032 	26215	SH		DEFINED			X
APACHE CORP		COM	037411105	6520 	49801	SH		DEFINED			X
APPLE COMPUTER		COM	037833100	7999 	22951	SH		DEFINED			X
APPLIED MATERIALS	COM	038222105	236 	15125	SH		DEFINED			X
ARTES MEDICAL		COM	04301Q100	0 	10000	SH		DEFINED			X
ATT			COM	00206R102	1359 	44395	SH		DEFINED			X
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC	COM	053015103	3987 	77705	SH		DEFINED			X
AVERY DENNISON CORP	COM	053611109	872 	20770	SH		DEFINED			X
AVON			COM	054303102	3353 	123985	SH		DEFINED			X
BAIDU INC		ADR	056752108	208 	1510	SH		DEFINED			X
BANK OF AMERICA CORP	COM	060505104	635 	47635	SH		DEFINED			X
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL	COM	071813109	606 	11279	SH		DEFINED			X
BECTON DICKINSON & CO	COM	075887109	2853 	35830	SH		DEFINED			X
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY	CL B	084670207	11365 	135891	SH		DEFINED			X
BEST BUY INC		COM	086516101	385 	13420	SH		DEFINED			X
BHP BILLITON		ADR	088606108	4137 	43147	SH		DEFINED			X
BLACKROCK INC		COM	09247X101	4023 	20015	SH		DEFINED			X
BLOCK H&R INC		COM	093671105	224 	13400	SH		DEFINED			X
BOEING CO		COM	097023105	1393 	18841	SH		DEFINED			X
BP PLC ADR		ADR	055622104	7497 	169837	SH		DEFINED			X
BP PLC ORD		ORD	G12793181	221 	30430	SH		DEFINED			X
BRE PPTYS INC MD	CL A	05564E106	293 	6201	SH		DEFINED			X
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO	COM	110122108	687 	26012	SH		DEFINED			X
BROADCOM CORP		CL A	111320107	978 	24835	SH		DEFINED			X
C V S CARMARK CORP	COM	126650100	528 	15372	SH		DEFINED			X
CATERPILLAR		COM	149123101	730 	6559	SH		DEFINED			X
CERNER CORPORATION	COM	156782104	5548 	49895	SH		DEFINED			X
CHEVRONTEXACO CORP	COM	166764100	17383 	161721	SH		DEFINED			X
CHUBB CORPORATION	COM	171232101	1525 	24870	SH		DEFINED			X
CISCO SYSTEMS INC	COM	17275R102	4851 	282869	SH		DEFINED			X
CITIGROUP INC		COM	172967101	102 	23059	SH		DEFINED			X
CLOROX COMPANY		COM	189054109	2479 	35386	SH		DEFINED			X
COACH INC		COM	189754104	1108 	21300	SH		DEFINED			X
COCA COLA COMPANY	COM	191216100	8628 	130050	SH		DEFINED			X
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO	COM	194162103	4889 	60536	SH		DEFINED			X
COMPANHIA VALE		ADR	91912E105	288 	8626	SH		DEFINED			X
CONOCOPHILLIPS		COM	20825C104	8174 	102358	SH		DEFINED			X
CONSTELLATION ENERGY	COM	210371100	1597 	51305	SH		DEFINED			X
CORNING INC		COM	219350105	2312 	112080	SH		DEFINED			X
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW	COM	22160K105	3372 	45986	SH		DEFINED			X
DAILY JOURNAL CORP	COM	233912104	467 	6313	SH		DEFINED			X
DANAHER CORP DEL	COM	235851102	5315 	102404	SH		DEFINED			X
DEERE & CO		COM	244199105	357 	3685	SH		DEFINED			X
DENTSPLY INTL		COM	249030107	229 	6200	SH		DEFINED			X
DEVON ENERGY CP NEW	COM	25179M103	7135 	77748	SH		DEFINED			X
DIAGEO PLC		ADR	25243Q205	595 	7800	SH		DEFINED			X
DISNEY WALT CO		COM	254687106	7249 	168226	SH		DEFINED			X
DOMINION RES INC	COM	25746U109	1957 	43775	SH		DEFINED			X
DU PONT E I DE NEMOUR	COM	263534109	3865 	70306	SH		DEFINED			X
EMC CORP		COM	268648102	3652 	137508	SH		DEFINED			X
EATON CORP		COM	278058102	246 	4436	SH		DEFINED			X
EBAY INC		COM	278642103	351 	11315	SH		DEFINED			X
EDISON INTERNATIONAL	COM	281020107	775 	21168	SH		DEFINED			X
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	COM	291011104	3155 	54001	SH		DEFINED			X
ENDEAVOUR INTL		COM	29259G101	636 	50109	SH		DEFINED			X
ENTERPRISE PRD		COM	293792107	520 	12070	SH		DEFINED			X
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION	COM	30231G102	34750 	413049	SH		DEFINED			X
FIRSTENERGY CORP	COM	337932107	491 	13235	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PFD	COM	338480106	544 	44000	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PFO	COM	33848E106	950 	90724	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE FFC	COM	338478100	997 	58380	SH		DEFINED			X
FLIR SYSTEMS INC	COM	302445101	2053 	59325	SH		DEFINED			X
FREEPORT MCMORN		CL B	35671D857	4086 	73550	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	COM	369550108	808 	10560	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	14136 	705030	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL MILLS INC	COM	370334104	731 	20000	SH		DEFINED			X
GENUINE PARTS		COM	372460105	989 	18445	SH		DEFINED			X
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	2876 	67718	SH		DEFINED			X
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	COM	38141G104	701 	4421	SH		DEFINED			X
GOOGLE INC		CL A	38259P508	4143 	7060	SH		DEFINED			X
HALLIBURTON CO		COM	406216101	206 	4132	SH		DEFINED			X
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY	COM	428236103	6854 	167301	SH		DEFINED			X
HOLOGIC INC		COM	436440101	234 	10550	SH		DEFINED			X
HOME DEPOT INC		COM	437076102	1410 	38050	SH		DEFINED			X
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL	COM	438516106	684 	11456	SH		DEFINED			X
HOSPIRA			COM	441060100	263 	4759	SH		DEFINED			X
HSBC			ADR	404280406	2794 	53942	SH		DEFINED			X
I T T INDUSTRIES INC	COM	450911102	2268 	37765	SH		DEFINED			X
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	COM	452308109	2289 	42607	SH		DEFINED			X
INGERSOLL RAND		SHS	G47791101	246 	5100	SH		DEFINED			X
INTEL CORP		COM	458140100	6747 	334337	SH		DEFINED			X
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES	COM	459200101	4798 	29422	SH		DEFINED			X
INTUIT INC		COM	461202103	942 	17737	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES FTSE CHINA FXI	ETF	464287184	1088 	24220	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI AUSTR EWA	ETF	464286103	1137 	42695	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL EWZ	ETF	464286400	2830 	36505	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI CDA EWC	ETF	464286509	5906 	175719	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EAFE ECH	ETF	464286640	2716 	37805	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EAFE EFA	ETF	464287465	14562 	242377	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EMRGMKTEEM	ETF	464287234	2935 	60299	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI GERMANYEWG	ETF	464286806	1906 	73465	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI JPN EWJ	ETF	464286848	794 	76945	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI JPIDX EPP	ETF	464286848	5620 	116335	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI SINGAPAEWS	ETF	464286673	366 	26750	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI TAIWAN EWT	ETF	464286731	621 	41810	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 1000 IWD	ETF	464287598	302 	4400	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 2000 IWM	ETF	464287655	6155 	73121	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS MID IWR	ETF	464287499	512 	4700	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 1000 IWB	ETF	464287622	483 	6540	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES S&P 600 IJR	ETF	464287804	2621 	35635	SH		DEFINED			X
JM SMUCKER CO		COM NEW	832696405	1418 	19864	SH		DEFINED			X
JACOBS ENGINEERING GRP	COM	469814107	4573 	88914	SH		DEFINED			X
JOHNSON & JOHNSON	COM	478160104	12979 	219059	SH		DEFINED			X
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	COM	46625H100	5237 	113599	SH		DEFINED			X
KIMBERLY CLARK		COM	494368103	336 	5150	SH		DEFINED			X
KRAFT FOODS INC		CL A	50075N104	6769 	215861	SH		DEFINED			X
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS	COM	502424104	258 	3300	SH		DEFINED			X
LABORATORY CORP OF AMER	COM NEW	50540R409	1553 	16860	SH		DEFINED			X
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP	COM	527288104	3744 	99740	SH		DEFINED			X
LILLY ELI & COMPANY	COM	532457108	1701 	48363	SH		DEFINED			X
LINCOLN ELECTRIC	COM	533900106	894 	11775	SH		DEFINED			X
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	COM	539830109	3444 	42836	SH		DEFINED			X
LOWES COMPANIES INC	COM	548661107	4242 	160483	SH		DEFINED			X
M&T BANK		COM	55261F104	1195 	13510	SH		DEFINED			X
MANULIFE FINANCIAL	COM	56501R106	248 	14000	SH		DEFINED			X
MARSHALL & ILSLEY	COM	571837103	114 	14304	SH		DEFINED			X
MC CORMICK		COM	579780206	1923 	40200	SH		DEFINED			X
MC DONALDS CORP		COM	580135101	4687 	61600	SH		DEFINED			X
MCKESSON INC		COM	58155Q103	694 	8775	SH		DEFINED			X
MEDCOHEALTH		COM	58405U102	3496 	62256	SH		DEFINED			X
MEDTRONIC INC		COM	585055106	4720 	119953	SH		DEFINED			X
MERCK & CO INC		COM	589331107	2066 	62592	SH		DEFINED			X
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY	COM	595017104	238 	6250	SH		DEFINED			X
MICROSOFT CORP		COM	594918104	8478 	333922	SH		DEFINED			X
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS	COM	636518102	700 	21375	SH		DEFINED			X
NATIONAL OILWELL	COM	637071101	1240 	15645	SH		DEFINED			X
NAVIOS MARITIME		COM	Y62196103	57 	10000	SH		DEFINED			X
NEWS CORP LTD		CL A	65248E104	890 	50600	SH		DEFINED			X
NEXTERA ENERGY		COM	654106103	4198 	76170	SH		DEFINED			X
NIKE INC		CL B	654106103	4402 	58154	SH		DEFINED			X
NOVARTIS AG		ADR	66987V109	2203 	40540	SH		DEFINED			X
NYSE GROUP INC		COM	629491101	2251 	63990	SH		DEFINED			X
OMNICOM PARTNERS	COM	681919106	3056 	62295	SH		DEFINED			X
ONEOK PARTNERS LP	UT	68268N103	539 	6545	SH		DEFINED			X
ORACLE CORPORATION	COM	68389X105	8009 	239569	SH		DEFINED			X
PAYCHEX INC		COM	704326107	3002 	95644	SH		DEFINED			X
PEPSICO INCORPORATED	COM	713448108	7893 	122550	SH		DEFINED			X
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO	ADR	71654V408	582 	14394	SH		DEFINED			X
PFIZER INCORPORATED	COM	717081103	11886 	585222	SH		DEFINED			X
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC	COM	718172109	3756 	57225	SH		DEFINED			X
PLUM CREEK TIMBER	COM	729251108	826 	18950	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS GLOBAL EXC PIO	ETF	73936T623	461 	22588	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS WINDERHILL PBW	ETF	73935X500	626 	58125	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS ETF WATER PHO	ETF	73935X575	956 	47025	SH		DEFINED			X
PROCTER & GAMBLE	COM	742718109	9892 	160581	SH		DEFINED			X
QUALCOMM INC		COM	747525103	6398 	116689	SH		DEFINED			X
ROWE T PRICE GROUP	COM	74144T108	3170 	47720	SH		DEFINED			X
ROYAL DTCH 1.25 GUILDER	NY REG	780257804	1166 	16005	SH		DEFINED			X
SEI INVESTMENTS CO	COM	784117103	403 	16890	SH		DEFINED			X
S J W CORP		COM	784305104	44635 	1928070	SH		DEFINED			X
SCHLUMBERGER LTD  	COM	806857108	6168 	66143	SH		DEFINED			X
SEMPRA ENERGY		COM	816851109	1749 	32700	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR DJ RE RWX		DJ INTL	784634863	361 	9260	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR GOLD SHARES	GOLDSHS	78463V107	11337 	81061	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR S&P DIV SDY	ETF	78462F103	420 	7750	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR TRUST SPY		ETF	78462F103	4367 	32933	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR TRUST MDY		ETF	78467Y107	10228 	56962	SH		DEFINED			X
STARBUCKS CORP		COM	855244109	1853 	50150	SH		DEFINED			X
STATE STREET CORP	COM	857477103	1128 	25093	SH		DEFINED			X
STERICYCLE INC		COM	858912108	4684 	52827	SH		DEFINED			X
STRYKER CORP		COM	863667101	2577 	42385	SH		DEFINED			X
SYSCO CORP		COM	871829107	1253 	45245	SH		DEFINED			X
TARGET CORPORATION	COM	87612E106	4771 	95398	SH		DEFINED			X
TECH SEL SPDR		ETF	81369Y803	798 	30600	SH		DEFINED			X
TETRA TECH		COM	88162G103	386 	15625	SH		DEFINED			X
TEVA PHARM INDS LTD	ADR	881624209	8461 	168652	SH		DEFINED			X
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC	COM	882508104	558 	16150	SH		DEFINED			X
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORP	COM	808513105	2778 	154079	SH		DEFINED			X
THERMO FISHER		COM	883556102	238 	4280	SH		DEFINED			X
TIFFANY			COM	886547108	442 	7200	SH		DEFINED			X
TIME WARNER CABLE TWC	COM	88732J207	380 	5331	SH		DEFINED			X
TIME WARNER INC TWX	COM	887317303	847 	23733	SH		DEFINED			X
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY	COM	892356106	1886 	31500	SH		DEFINED			X
TRANSOCEAN INC		COM	G90078109	2173 	27877	SH		DEFINED			X
U S BANCORP DEL NEW	COM NEW	902973304	621 	23501	SH		DEFINED			X
UNION PACIFIC CORP	COM	907818108	5120 	52065	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	CL B	911312106	2439 	32824	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES	COM	913017109	3653 	43149	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	COM	91324P102	949 	21000	SH		DEFINED			X
VF CORP			COM	918204108	2083 	21145	SH		DEFINED			X
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW	COM	91913Y100	666 	22338	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND	ETF	922908108	370 	3033	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD ALLWORLD VSS	ETF	922042718	2527 	24796	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD CNSMR DIS VCR	ETF	92204A108	221 	3500	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD DIV APPREC VIG	ETF	921908844	1868 	33660	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EMG MKT VWO	ETF	922042858	7459 	152382	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD ENERGY VDE	ETF	92204A306	1142 	9785	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EURPAC VEA	ETF	921943858	5537 	148400	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EURO VGK	ETF	922042874	3467 	66732	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD MIDCAP VIP VO	ETF	922908629	1206 	14975	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD INTL EQTY VEU	ETF	922042775	4248 	86125	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD LARGE CAP VV	ETF	922908637	1474 	24259	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD PACIFIC VPL	ETF	922042866	2114 	37862	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD SMCAP VIP VB	ETF	922908751	961 	12160	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD TOTAL STK VTI	ETF	922908769	444 	6465	SH		DEFINED			X
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS	COM	92343V104	5335 	138430	SH		DEFINED			X
VODAFONE GROUP PLC	ADR	92857W100	6534 	227283	SH		DEFINED			X
WAL-MART STORES INC	COM	931142103	4828 	92766	SH		DEFINED			X
WASHINGTON POST		CL B	939640108	484 	1105	SH		DEFINED			X
WASTE MANAGEMENT	COM	94106L109	2449 	65587	SH		DEFINED			X
WATSON PHARM		COM	942683103	1871 	33400	SH		DEFINED			X
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW	COM	949746101	5621 	177247	SH		DEFINED			X
WILLIAMS COMPANIES	COM	969457100	2058 	65989	SH		DEFINED			X
YUM BRANDS INC		COM	988498101	251 	4894	SH		DEFINED			X
ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC	COM	98956P102	237 	3920	SH		DEFINED			X
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