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Walton Cardiff, par., Gloucestershire, 650 ac., pop. 60 ; Walton Honse, seat, is 1 mile SE. of Tewkesbury.
Walton DElville, eccl. dist., Wellesbourne par., Warwickshire, near Stratford on Avon, pop. 214.
Walton Division, pari. div. of bor. of Liverpool, pop. 58,201.
Walton Hall.—seat, Runcorn par., Cheshire, 2 miles S. of Warrington.—2. Walton Hall, seat, Warwick- shire, 4 miles NW. of Kineton.
Walton Highway, West Walton par., Norfolk, 3 miles NE. of Wisbech; P.O. See Walton, West.
Walton Inferior and Walton Superior, 2 town- ships, Runcorn par., Cheshire, 2 miles S. of Warring- ton—Walton Inferior, 558 ac., pop. 498; Walton Superior, 437 ac., pop. 246; Walton HaU is a seat.
Walton Junction, ry. sta., SW. Lancashire, at AValton on the Hill, 3 miles NW. of Exchange Station, Liverpool.
Walton Moor, Cumberland. See AValton.
Walton Superior. See Walton Inferior, &c.
Walton and Womaston, township, Old Radnor par., Radnorshire, 3 miles SE. of New Radnor, pop. 186.
Walton in Gordano, coast par. and vil., Somerset —par., 1315 ac., pop. 484; vil., 1% mile NE. of Cleve- don ; p.o.; Walton Castle, once the property of the Mortimers, the Seymours, and others, is now an ex- tensive ruin.
Walton In le Dale, township, Blackburn par., NE. Lancashire, on river Ribble, 2 miles SE. of Preston, 4683 ac., pop. 9286 ; P.O., T.o.; has cotton mills and print works, ironfoundries, and cornmills; market gar- dening is also carried on; Walton Lodge and Walton Hall are seats.
Walton le Soken. See Walton on the Naze.
Walton on Thames, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Walton and Hersham), Surrey—par. (containing Hers- ham and Oatlands eccl. dists.), 6859 ac., pop. 6572; vil., 2% miles NE. of Weybridge and 17 SAV. of London by rail; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. AValton is celebrated for its splendid views of the Thames; it is a great resort of anglers and tourists ; it contains numerous fine villas, and has a fair for cattle and horses on Easter Monday.
Walton on the Hill.—town, par., and township with ry. sta., SAV. Lancashire—par. (mostly in bor. of Liverpool, and containing Bootle, Everton, and Kirk- dale), 20,096 ap., pop. 220,353 ; township, 1944 ac., pop. 18,715; town, 3 miles NAV. of Central Station, Liverpool, 1907 ac., pop. 18,536; P.O., T.O., called Walton; is a local government district, and has numerous fine villas. —2. Walton on the Hill, par., Surrey, 4 miles NW. of Reigate, 2608 ac., pop. 616; P.O., T.o., called Walton ; on Walton Heath were discovered in 1772 the remains of a Roman villa; Walton Court, now a farmhouse, was the residence of Anne of Cleves after her divorce. Walton Park is a seat.
Walton on the Naze (or Walton le Soken), small town and par. with ry. sta., Essex, in NE. of co., at terminus of railway, 7 miles S. of Harwich, 18 miles SE. of Colchester and 70 NE. of London by rail, 2146 ac. (45 water) and 1061 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 1371; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Walton is a rapidly growing watering-place, with a pier and esplanade, and a fine beach of firm sands affording excellent and safe bath- ing. It is a local government district. The church is modern, the ancient building, together with the church- yard and nearly all the old village, having been swal- lowed up by the sea. The cliffs abound in fossils and antediluvian remains.
Walton on the Wolds, par., Leicestershire, 2 miles NE. of Barrow on Soar, 1720 ac., pop. 227.
Walton npon Trent, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Barton and AValton), Derbyshire—par., 2309 ac., pop. 440; vil., on river Trent, 4 miles SW. of Burton on Trent; P.O.; in vicinity is Walton Hall, seat.
Walwick, hamlet, Warden par., Northumberland, 4 miles NW. of Hexham; Walwick Grange, once the seat of the Erringtons, is now a farmhouse.
Walwins Castle, par., Pembrokeshire, in SW. of co., 7 miles SW. of Haverfordwest, 2989 ac., pop. 379; contains Silverhill vil., and has some traces of an ancient castle.
Walworth.—township, Heighington par., Durham, 4% miles NAV. of Darlington, 2156 ac., pop. 182; Wal- Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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