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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Walton Near Wakefield like this:
WALTON, a township, with a village, in Sandall-Magna parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles SE by S of Wakefield. Acres, 1,810. Real property, £3,080. Pop., 471. Houses, 104. W. Hall, W. House, and Refuge House are chief residences; and the first is the seat of the naturalist, Waterton, Esq.
Walton Near Wakefield is now part of WAKEFIELD District. Click here for graphs and data of how WAKEFIELD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walton Near Wakefield itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walton Near Wakefield, in Wakefield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14419
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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