Walton, Wakefield
Coordinates: 53°39′00″N 1°27′39″W / 53.649900°N 1.460900°W
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Aug2006.jpg) Saint Paul's Church, Walton |
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Walton shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Population | 3,377 |
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| OS grid reference | SE357171 |
| Civil parish | Walton |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Wakefield |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAKEFIELD |
| Postcode district | WF2 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Hemsworth |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Walton is a village and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. It has a population of 3,377.[1] It is on the Barnsley Canal and includes Walton Hall, West Yorkshire, the home of Charles Waterton, the man who made Walton Hall into the first nature reserve in the country. It also has a large protected reserve nearby, formerly a colliery, which has now been transformed into a popular wildlife destination, where entry is free and which people can walk round. Among Walton's other features, a new Junior and Infants School was built in 2007, replacing the two schools originally located on School Lane that have now been demolished, and there is also a park, Walton tennis club, rugby and football pitches, and working men's club. Although a fairly large village in its own right, it has since almost joined with nearby Sandal, which, in turn, runs into Wakefield.
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wakefield Retrieved 2009-09-12
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