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Rh WALTON HEAD. 741 WALTON-UPON-THAMF.S. living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. TJavid's, val 60. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Th charities consist of a share with Llysvraen. "WALTON HEAD, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Kirkby Overblow, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N."W. o:~ "Wetherby. "WALTON INFERIOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Run- corn, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 2 miles S. o Warrington. The village is situated near the river Mersey and the Bridgwater and Mersey and Irwel canals. WALTON-IN-GORDANO, a par. in the hund. of Portbury, co. Somerset, 2 miles N. of Clevedon, its nearest railway station and post town, and 12 S.W. o! Bristol. The village is situated nearly. opposite to Cardiff, on the Bristol Channel, and under the Clevedon hills. On the summit of a hill overlooking the village are the remains of Ralph de Mortimer's castle, built shortly after the Conquest, which is now used as the National schoolhouse. It subsequently came to the Seymours, Thymes, and Richard do Walton. Tho soil is light and sandy, with a subsoil of limestone and rock. The liviag is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 209. The church, dedicated to St. Paul, was enlarged in 1838. There is a National school. Sir William Miles is lord of the manor and sole landowner. There are some remains of an old chapel belonging to the castle, with a piscina and cross. WALTON-LE-DALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Black- burn, lower div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster, 1J mile S.E. of Preston, its post town, and 7 miles from Chorley. This tnshp. comprises a tract of elevated land overlooking the valleys of the Derwent and Ribblo, and contains the hmlts. of Brownedge, Guerdon Green, Bamber Bridge, and Moon's Mill. Tho population in 1861 amounted to 7,383. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the cotton mills and print works. Market gardening is carried on. The soil is fertile. The banks of the rivers are steep and clothed with wood. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 156, in the patron, of the Vicar of Blackburn. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, was partly rebuilt in 1794. The parochial charities produce about 78 per annum, of which 16 go to a school. There are National schools for both sexes, a Sunday- school, and a workhouse. Sir H. B. Iloghton, Bart., is lord of the manor. This place was the scene of a battle fought 17th August, 1648, between Cromwell and the Dnko of Hamilton. Here, in 1715, General, or Parson Wood and his congregation defended the pas- sago of the Ribble against Scottish rebels. In 1701 the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Derwentwater, and other leaders of the Jacobites, incorporated themselves by the style of the "mayor and corporation of the ancient borough of Walton." WALTON-LE-SOKEN, or WALTON- LE-NAZE, a par. in the hund. of Tendring, co. Essex, 18 miles E. of Colchester, its post town, and 7J S. of Harwich, to which it is a subport. Tho village is situated on a cliff overhanging the sea. Tho S. cliffs adjoin- ing the town have been defended from the encroach- ments of the sea by a wall. There are two hotels and numerous lodging houses. The crescent pier, which affords a promenade 300 feet in length by 14 in width, ia used to land and embark passengers by steamers plying between here and Harwich. On that part called the Naze stands a tower built by the Trinity House as a sea-mark for vessels approaching Harwich from the S. Near Harwich is an inlet from the sea designated Walton Creek, or Backwater, abounding in wild fowl. The parish has been so encroached upon by the sea that ruins of houses have been discovered on a shoal called the West Rocks about 5 miles from tho shore. The soil is fertile, consisting of loam, crag, and sand. Walton was formerly one of the three liberties called the Sokens. The e'hore abounds in pyrites, chiefly of wood, used for the manufacture of green copperas or sulphate of iron, and in nodules of argillaceous clay, which are collected and sent to Harwich and London for making Roman cement. In the clay at the basis of the cliffs have been discovered the tusks of elephants, horns, bones, and teeth of several hugo extinct animals. The living is a vie., consolidated with that of Kirkby-le-Soken, in the dioc. of Rochester. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was built by Bishop Porteous about 1804, and was enlarged in 1832, and again in 1835. The register dates from 1683. The old church and churchyard with many houses near it were swept away by the sea at the commencement of this century. The parochial charities produce about 81 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have chapels. Walton Hall is the principal residence. WALTON, LITTLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Monks Kirby, co. Warwick, 5 miles N. of Rugby, near the Midland Counties railway. WALTON, LOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Walton, ward of Eskdale, co. Cumberland, 4 miles N. of Brampton. WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, a par. in the first div. of Copthorne hund., co. Surrey, 4J miles S.E. of Epsom, its post town, and 3 from Betchworth. It is a station on tho London and South-Eastern railway. The village is situated between Epsom and Reigate, about a mile from the Brighton road through Sutton, and on the Roman way Stano Street. It was formerly a Roman station, where many relics of antiquity have been discovered. The surface is hilly, and comprises a con- siderable portion of open down and common, abounding in heath and various rare plants. There is a mineral spring. From tho southern extremity of the parish a view is obtained of the Surrey hills and Sussex downs. The old manor house, called Walton Place, and which was once strongly fortified, is now a farmhouse. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 346. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was rebuilt in 1826. It has an old leaden font. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum. There is a National school. C. H. Carew, Esq., is lord of the manor. WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, a par. in the hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.E. of Liverpool. It is a junction station ou the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. This par., comprising 24,650 acres, includes the tnshps. of Aintree, Bootle, Everton, Edgehill, Fazerkerly, Formby, Kirkby, Kirkdale, with its sessions house, Toxteth Park, West Derby, Stanley, and Simons- wood, already mentioned under their several headings. In consequence of its proximity to the river Mersey and the Leeds canal, this place has recently vastly increased in population, forming an extensive suburban district to Liverpool, within which borough it is partly included. WALTON-ON-THE- WOLDS, a par. in the hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 4 miles E. of Loughborough, its post town, and 2 N.E. of Barrow-on-Soar railway station. The parish is bounded on the W. by a branch of the river Soar, and is situated near the Fosse Way and Midland Counties railway. The substratum is pro- ductive of limestone, which is quarried chiefly for agri- cultural purposes. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 409. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew or St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1739. The Darochial charities produce about 1 per annum. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. WALTON SUPERIOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Run- corn, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 2} miles S.W. of Warrington, its post town. It is situated on the Bridg- water and Mersey and Irwell canals, near the river Hersey and the North- Western railway. The principal residence is the Hall. Sir R. Brooke, Bart., is lord of WALTON-UPON-THAMES, a par. in the first div. of Elmbridge hund., co. Surrey, 4 miles W. of Hampton Court, 3 N.W. of Esher, and 17 S.W. of London. It is a station on the South- Western rail- way. Tho village is situated on the banks of the Thames, near the bridge of 15 arches, the centre of rhich fell in 1859. It was at Coway Stakes ford, in this arish, that Ctesar crossed in pursuit of Cassibelaunus,
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