In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Walton upon Trent like this:

WALTON-UPON-TRENT, a parish, with a village, in the district of Burton-upon-Trent and county of Derby; on the river Trent, adjacent to Barton and Walton r. station, and 4¼ miles SW by S of Burton. It has a post-office under Burton-upon-Trent. Acres, 2,309. Real property, £5,962. Pop., 430. ...


Houses, 94. The manor belongs to the trustees of the late J. L. Ridgway. W. Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £818.* Patron. P H. Fisher, Esq. The church is early English There are an endowed school with £21 a year, and charities £9.

Walton upon Trent through time

Walton upon Trent is now part of SOUTH DERBYSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH DERBYSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walton upon Trent itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walton upon Trent, in South Derbyshire and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4846

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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