Walton, Wakefield
Encyclopedia
Walton is a village
and civil parish in the county
of West Yorkshire
, England, near Wakefield
. It has a population of 3,377. 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
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England, near Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
. It has a population of 3,377. It is on the Barnsley Canal
Barnsley Canal
The Barnsley Canal is a canal that ran from Barnby Basin, through Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England to a junction with the Aire and Calder Navigation near Wakefield. It was long and included 15 locks. It was taken over by the Aire and Calder Navigation in 1854, and despite competition from the...
and includes Walton Hall, West Yorkshire
Walton Hall, West Yorkshire
Walton Hall is a stately home in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. It was built in the Palladian style around 1767 on an island within a 26 acre lake, on the site of a former moated medieval hall. It was the ancestral home of the naturalist and traveller Charles Waterton, who...
, the home of Charles Waterton
Charles Waterton
Charles Waterton was an English naturalist and explorer.-Heritage and Life:"Squire" Waterton was born at Walton Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire to Thomas Waterton and Anne Bedingfield. He was of a Roman Catholic landed gentry family descended from Reiner de Waterton...
, the man who made Walton Hall into the first nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
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
Sandal
Sandals are an open type of outdoor footwearSandal may also refer to:* Sandal Castle, site of the Battle of Wakefield in the Wars of the Roses* Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England* Sandal, Afghanistan* Šandal, village in Slovakia...
, which, in turn, runs into Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
.