WALTON, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Brampton district, Cumberland. The village stands on the river Irthing and on the Roman wall, 2¾ miles N of Brampton, and 3½ NW of Milton r. station; and contains, in its cottages, many stones of the Roman wall. The parish comprises Low W. and High W. townships, and comprises 3,592 acres. Post town, Brampton, Cumberland. Real property, £4,183; of which £40 are in quarries. Pop., 407. Houses, 80. The property is much subdivided. W. Hall belonged to the Dacres, and passed to the Johnsons. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle Value, £124.* Patron, J. Dacre, Esq. The church is good; and there is an endowed school.—The sub-district contains two parishes and a part. Pop., 2,782. Houses, 540.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))