Walton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. 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, and who invented the bird nesting box. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... For other uses of the word, see Wakefield (disambiguation). ... The Barnsley Canal is a canal in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. ... Walton Hall is a stately home in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. ... Charles Waterton (June 3, 1782 - May 27, 1865) was an English naturalist and explorer. ... A nature reserve is an 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. ...

The village of Walton is part of the Wakefield Metropolitan District in the County of West Yorkshire. The village is about 5.5 kilometres (3.5 miles) to the south of the City of Wakefield between Sandal Magna and Crofton. This article discusses the metropolitan borough and district named the City of Wakefield. ...

It is a pleasant village, although not particularly picturesque, with a bit of a history, a few fine old houses, some good farmland and leisure areas close at hand. Walton is still (just about) surrounded by countryside, although the spread of new houses from Wakefield, and development within the village itself, seems set to continue.

Although administered by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (the "single tier authority"), Walton also has its own parish council that represents the interests of the village and deals with a limited range of local matters. A parish council is a council of members of a particular parish or religious community who have a responsibility to administrate the affairs of that community. ...

Public transport is provided by local Metro trains, the nearest station is at Sandal and Agbrigg, with Intercity trains at Wakefield Westgate. There is also a regular bus service to Wakefield and Crofton and beyond. Walton lost its own railway station in the early sixties, around the time that the English railway network as a whole was decimated during the Beeching cuts ordered by the government of the day. The old Midland line, where the station was located, to the west of the village (by Greenside), is still in use as a goods line and for the testing of trains. The station has gone but the village is still bounded on three sides by the remnants of the once extensive railway system. Indeed, the existence of the railway tracks around the village is considered to have helped Walton preserve its identity and fend off its absorption by the nearby city. Wakefield Westgate is the mainline railway station in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. ... Many railway lines were closed The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British governments attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be little-used and unprofitable railway lines. ...

At one time, it was a mining village with pit shafts situated between Walton and Crofton on what is now the Walton Colliery Nature Park. The Walton pit (Sharlston West) closed before the Miners' Strike of the 1980s. Wyoming coal mine The most economical method of coal extraction from coal seams depends on the depth and quality of the seams, and also the geology and environmental factors of the area being mined. ... The miners strike of 1984-5 was a major piece of industrial action affecting the British coal industry. ...

History

In the beginning....The name "Walton" is fairly common in England - there are several villages and districts with the same name. One of the origins of the name is as a reference to a "village of the Welsh" or serfs. The Welsh being the native Britons living in what we know know as England. When the Romans left and the Romano-Britons had to fend for themselves, the Angles, Saxons and Jutes arrived from the area now known as Germany and the Netherlands to occupy large areas of the former Roman province. Walton is the name of a number of places and people: United Kingdom Walton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Walton, Cumbria Walton, Derbyshire Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex Walton, Leicestershire Walton, Merseyside Walton, Milton Keynes Walton, Peterborough Walton, Powys Walton, Somerset Walton, Staffordshire Walton, Suffolk Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Walton, Telford Walton, Warrington... Costumes of Slaves or Serfs, from the Sixth to the Twelfth Centuries, collected by H. de Vielcastel, from original Documents in the great Libraries of Europe. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... This article is about angles in geometry. ... The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and a small section of the eastern Netherlands. ... Jute is a long, soft, shiny plant fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. ... Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120 AD. In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia, pl. ...

A settlement was already in existence when the Saxons arrived in the 7th century. The name has changed over the centuries from Weala-tun in Saxon days, through Waleton in the Domesday Book, Waton later in Norman times, settling on Walton in the Middle Ages. (6th century - 7th century - 8th century - other centuries) Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Arabs subjugate Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia to Islam. ... Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was like a census by the government today. ... Norman may refer to: The Norman language The Norman people Norman architecture, the Romanesque architecture erected by the Normans. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

Around 620 AD, Eadwine (or Edwin), a warlord of Norse descent invaded Deira (an area now roughly equivalent to West Yorkshire). Eadwine invaded the kingdom of Elmet (the name is still in use in places such as Sherburn-in-Elmet), and occupied the small settlement of Weala-tun (Walton). The Norsemen or Vikings played a significant part in the history of Yorkshire. Events Medina is converted to Islam. ...

More on place names: Many local place-names have interesting derivations: Haw Park Woods and Hare Park both owe their origin to the word "hay", which means a hunting ground or paled park. A "pale" is a pointed stake or fence post, it also described an enclosed area. Haw Park was part of the Walton Hall estate, but when Charles Waterton built the wall around Walton Park, Haw Park remained outside. The word "hay" appears on tombstones in St. Helen's Church, Sandal Magna, the parish church for Walton. However, the word ‘hay’, in this context, has long been corrupted to Haw and Hare. Charles Waterton (June 3, 1782 - May 27, 1865) was an English naturalist and explorer. ...

Bergh or Berg, as in the old quarry, is probably connected with the early Lords of Walton, the de Burghs. Walton (together with Cawthorne) remained in the possession of the De Burghs for seven generations. It then passed with the co-heiress of Sir John de Burgh to Sir William Ashenhull, whose heiress (Constance) conveyed it to John Waterton in 1435 when they married. Thus Charles Waterton's connection with Walton is long established. The Berg Quarry was the source of the stone used to build Walton Hall and the wall. The old quarry is to the west of Overtown Grange Farm. Cawthorne is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... A small cinder quarry A dimension stone quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. ...

In 1333, Thomas de Burgh received a licence to fortify his mansion at Walton, and to surround it with a stone wall built with mortar and to crenellate it. A crenel or crenelle is an indentation or gap in the parapet of a castle, wall or tower, from where the defenders could fire arrows or throw spears, etc., at unwelcome visitors. Thomas died shortly after receiving this licence, and before the work had proceeded very far. Events End of the Kamakura period and beginning of the Kemmu restoration in Japan. ... Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ...

1435: Following the marriage of Constance Assenhull to John Waterton from the Isle of Axeholme, Lincolnshire. A hall was built at Walton for the couple. It was a crenellated building of considerable size and boasted an oak panelled hall of around 27 metres (90 feet) in length. The Water Gate at Walton Hall is the only part of the original building still standing. It is the oldest building in the village. For other uses, see number 1435. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England, traditionally the second largest after Yorkshire. ...

In 1479, Robert Waterton inherited the Waterton estates in Lincolnshire and Walton. He was knighted in 1482 by Richard, Duke of Gloucester but died the same year. Events January 20 - Ferdinand II ascends the throne of Aragon and rules together with his wife Isabella, queen of Castile over most of the Iberian peninsula. ... A silver statue of an armoured knight, created as a trophy in 1850 For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ...

1540, Sir Robert Waterton is known to have owned the three hamlets of Middle Walton, Nether Walton and Upper Walton. Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ...

17th Century Overtown Grange Farm and Rose Farm were both built. These are the oldest surviving buildings in the village, apart from the remains of the Water Gate at Walton Hall. Priory Square - there must also have been a priory at Walton at some time, most likely during Medieval times. The house at the north west corner of Priory Square may have been part of the original malt kiln belonging to the priory. The Priory Estate was once owned by the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Charcoal Kilns, California A kiln is an oven that is used for hardening, burning, or drying anything. ... A priory is a monastery governed by a prior or prioress. ...

The Civil War: In 1643 Parliament ordered Lords and Landowners to pay towards the expense of war. In 1644, Parliamentary troops enforcing this demand marched upon Walton Hall, then the home of Anne and Robert Waterton. While they waited, one soldier went to Walton village to fetch a keg of beer. When he returned, an occupant of the Hall fired a cannon ball from a small cannon or culverin at him and wounded him in the thigh. The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and to second (1648–1649) (civil wars between the supporters of King Charles I and the... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... A lord is a male who has power and authority. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... A barrel is a hollow cylindrical container, usually made of wood staves and bound with iron bands. ...

In 1722, Charles Waterton, the grandfather of Squire Charles Waterton, granted a lease for 199 years, at a pepper-corn rent, of two cottages in the village to be used as a school and dwelling for a schoolmaster, provided that two poor children from the village were taught free of charge. The other scholars would be taught at their parents' expense. These cottages were in Shay Lane to the west of Walton House (now called Walton Manor). The houses were rebuilt in 1824 at the expense of the inhabitants of Walton. Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... 19th century Cottages in the small hamlet of Crafton, Buckinghamshire A cottage is a small house of any period. ... Japanese secondary school students in uniform A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1767, Thomas Waterton, demolished the original Walton Hall and caused the present large Georgian mansion to be built in its place. So it was built on an island in a lake of 30 acres (120,000 m²). Under the porch is a life-sized otter with a pike in its mouth, the crest of the Watertons. On the front of the house is the Waterton coat of arms and an otter with a pike in its mouth. The original drawbridge approach to the house was replaced by an iron footbridge - still the only permanent link between the island and the shore. The park extends 260 acres (1.1 km²) and is surrounded by a high wall, up to 2.75 metres (about 9 ft) in height, much of which survives to this day - although largely ruined to the east of the Park. This extends the three miles round the Park and cost £10,000 - a huge sum in those days. There is one gate in the east, where a rough track headed towards Crofton, and two in the west - one for The Avenue over Walton Hall Bridge, and a smaller gateway by Lock 15 at the Barnsley Canal summit. 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ... Genera Amblonyx Aonyx Enhydra Lontra Lutra Lutrogale Pteronura Otters are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and diverse family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers and others. ...

3rd June 1782 - Charles Waterton (the Squire) is born at Walton Hall. Later to become a famous naturalist, a noted explorer and national,as well as local, celebrity. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... In medieval times a squire was a man-at-arms to a knight. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ...

1770s or thereabouts, Walton House, Shay Lane built for Elias Wright (it is thought). He was a local land agent and engineer. Later, the house was owned by Squire Charles Waterton for a time. The house is now called Walton Manor and is a private care home. Events and Trends United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress (July 3, 1776). ... Licensure and Qualifications for the Practice of Engineering The Engineers Ring The origin of then Engineers Ring Engineering Disasters and Learning from Failure American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) ASEE engineering profile (2003) PDF EngineersEdge GlobalSpec Categories: Architecture and engineering occupations | Engineering ...

1790 Walton Lake was dredged, and the cannon ball from the 1644 siege was found and ‘preserved’ at the gateway. Later, the Squire marked the dents caused by cannon shot fired at the Water Gate's sturdy wooden doors. 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ...

In 1790, Catherine Nevile, from Chevet, bequeathed £140 to be used for the establishment of a free school in Walton or neighbouring Chevet. In addition to providing the salary of the schoolmaster, four poor boys and four poor girls of Walton, and two poor boys and two poor girls of Chevet (to the west of Walton), were to be instructed in the English language. This endowment was bestowed upon the existing school. 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

27/09/1793 Work started on the Barnsley Canal at Heath. 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Barnsley Canal is a canal in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. ...

08/06/1799 The Barnsley Canal was opened from Barnsley to the River Calder at Heath, passing by Walton Park, and through Walton at Soap House and Low Town. Later the canal was extended westwards from Barnsley to Barnby Basin. Thomas Waterton was a member of the canal committee. There were 12 locks on the Walton section, with a further three at Heath. The canal summit is just north of Walton Hall Bridge at Lock 15 - the remains of which are still visible. Temporary accommodation was built at Stoneheaps Plantation for the canal navvies. 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Canal locks in England. ... Navvy is a shorter form of the word navigator and is particularly applied to describe the manual labourers working on major civil engineering projects. ...

1799 The Commons and Wastes Inclosures Act defined and recorded areas such as Walton Common, Walton Green, Greenside and Uppertown Green. Sandal Magna and Crigglestone also get a mention in this Act. 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

During the 19th Century Five Schools were in use: 1. Between the War Memorial and the Methodist Chapel in Shay Lane, a building of two rooms was used. Billy Armitage taught the boys and his wife taught the girls. 2. 1837 A school was carried on by Mr Atha in detached buildings on The Balk. The ground floor was a school and the upper room a Methodist Chapel. 3. A school between Walton House and Walton Grange was kept by Tommy Lumb, a cripple who lived at Overtown Farm and came to school on a donkey cart. 4. A school was kept by Jacky Sharpe where Walton Grange outbuildings are now. 5. When the Midland Railway was being constructed, the Company had offices in buildings near Grove House in The Balk. These are also believed to have later housed a school. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Six public houses or ale houses existed: 1. The New Inn, still there today. 2. Cross Keys This was marked on 1849-1851 Ordnance Survey Map at the corner of Shay Lane and Blind Lane (School Lane). Now replaced by houses. This was a near neighbour of Grove House. 3. The Star, this was on School Lane on the site of the present Junior School, which was built in 1910 and officially opened in 1911. 4. The Rose and Crown. This was 36 metres (about 40 yards) down Walton Station Lane (then known as Milnthorpe Lane). 5 Boot and Shoe This had a temporary licence during the construction of the railway. It was a half-timbered house, formerly known as Walton Old Hall, situated near the lodge house for Walton Grange. 6 There was a beer house on Greenside which was frequented by canal navvies. The house fell into disrepute by the locals, however, and it became rowdy. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

In addition, there were a number of unlicensed premises, permitted by the Beerhouse Act, 1830, to sell beer. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The population grew from 315 in 1801 to 745 in 1901. 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

1830 The age of steam - many railway lines were built. The first station was by Oakenshaw Lane, though Sandal and Walton station was soon built at Greenside. School Lane by the present post office was then called Station Road. The station was axed during the Beeching cuts of the 1960s. Back in the 19th century, many of the railway navvies lived in huts of sods on Shay Lane. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

1830 Squire Waterton's son Edmund Waterton was born. His mother, Anne, died shortly afterwards and was buried at St. Helen's, Sandal Magna. Edmund later became a collector of antiquities. He was as different to his father as chalk is to cheese. His collection of historical rings is now in the Kensington Museum. He was fond of a fine life and later became bankrupt and cost the Watertons their home in Walton. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

1830s Grove House, The Balk built around this time, or perhaps even in the late 18th century. Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

1832 Soap works were established by Hodgson and Simpson in Soap House Yard. Pollution soon threatened the surrounding countryside. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about a common cleaning mixture. ... Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. ...

1840 North Midland Railway opened. This is the line that runs to the west of the village, crossing School Lane and then on to Oakenshaw Junction. It was later expanded to two tracks, but is now back down to one. It is now used as a freight line and for testing, e.g. the new Virgin trains. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...

1846 Charles Waterton and Sir William Pilkington both complained of fumes from the salt-cake furnace at the soap works affecting their estates (Walton and Chevet respectively). Also Lumb and Matthewman (local farmers) complained that local drinking water was unfit for cattle due to polluted drains across their lands. Many trees died in Walton Park. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

1846-9 After a series of inconclusive court cases, it was decided to move the premises of the soap works to Thornes, Wakefield. This was land owned by the Watertons. The soap works continued to pollute and provide employment in Wakefield for many years. For other uses of the word, see Wakefield (disambiguation). ...

1850 The buildings in Soap House Yard were sold. Now this area is a residential courtyard. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

1856 The Methodist Chapel in Shay Lane was built, with considerable encouragement from Mr Simpson of Soap House fame. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1857, Miss Mary Pilkington of Chevet Hall opened a new National School on the site of the present day Junior School. In 1871, she founded her Training, Laundry and Cooking School, across the road in the two cottages, built in 1867 for this purpose, that are now known as Manor House and Bridge House. Following the establishment of the National School, the earlier schools declined and closed. Mary Pilkington was a relative of Catherine Nevile. Chevet Hall was later owned by Wakefield Council, who demolished it. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

1862 For a while, the Shay Lane school by Walton House (Walton Manor) was occupied by the schoolmaster, paying 6d (six 'old' pence, equivalent to 2.5 'new' pence) per annum to Charles Waterton (the Squire), the owner. However, the building became a ruin and it was abandoned. There being no trustees to claim an interest in the old school, Squire Waterton demolished the building and reclaimed the site. 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

26/05/1865 'Squire' Charles Waterton fell over a log of wood at the head of the Lake, resulting in him sustaining fractured ribs and an injured liver. He died the following day. His body was interred on 3rd June, his birthday, near the spot where the mishap occurred. A stone cross marks the place where he fell. The area is now overgrown but peaceful. 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

1870s Three local coal companies were seeking to mine coal: Walton Coal Company, Chevet Company and Hare Park Coal Company. These were not successful and went into liquidation towards 1880, never having worked coal. Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... Wyoming coal mine The most economical method of coal extraction from coal seams depends on the depth and quality of the seams, and also the geology and environmental factors of the area being mined. ...

1871 Miss Mary Pilkington established a laundry next to the school in School Lane "to prepare girls for service". The building is now two semi-detached residences: Bridge House and Manor House. 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

1876 Walton Hall and Park was sold by the spendthrift Edmund Waterton to Edward Simpson for £114,000. Thus Walton Hall fell into the hands of the Squire's enemies, the Simpsons. Edward Simpson also owned several cottages and four principal residences at that time: Walton Hall, Walton House (now Walton Manor), Grove House, Thornhill House (now demolished), and the site of a fifth, Walton Grange. The price of Walton Hall had been inflated because it was thought that workable deposits of coal could be extracted from Walton Park. Having failed to destroy the Park with their soap works, the Simpsons would now seem to be wanting to dig it up in the search for coal. This, fortunately, did not happen. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

1880 A murder was committed in the village. Tom and Hannah Beckett lived in a two-roomed house in Soap House Yard. On his return from work as a farm hand Tom found his wife about to go out with her lover, Harry Ogden from Newmillerdam. After an argument he cut her throat with a razor and then his own. They were found later by the lodger, Mr Marshall. Tom Beckett later recovered in Clayton Hospital to eventually faith the consequences of his violent crime, but his wife had paid a high price for being unfaithful and was reported dead at the scene. 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

1892 A water supply was laid to the village, and the wells fell into disuse. 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For the pioneering virtual community, see The WELL. A well is commonly a pipe or tube installed in an artificial boring in the earth through which water, oil or gas can be obtained. ...

1896 The Methodist Chapel was enlarged. 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

1903 Plans were put forward to close Miss Pilkington’s laundry. 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...

1906 A decision was made to build a new school (the present school in School Lane). 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

1910 Methodist Sunday School opened. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Sunday School is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays (traditionally, though not exclusively, in the morning) by various Christian denominations, especially in the United States. ...

1911 New school in School Lane opened. 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

1923 Railway became part of the London Midland Scottish Railway (LMS). 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ...

1940 Walton Hall started to be used as a Maternity Hospital. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

07/12/1950 Barnsley Canal - the last boat passed Royston Bridge (south of Walton). 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1950s Thornhill Estate built (Thornhill House having been demolished). Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the...

10/06/1952 Barnsley Canal - the last boat used Heath Lock. 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1953 Final abandonment warrant for the Barnsley Canal issued. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

1954 Bus shelters installed around the village, some are a mixed blessing, perhaps. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other meanings, see Bus stop (disambiguation). ...

1956 Soap House Bridge was demolished. It was something of an accident black spot. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

22/04/1959 Walton Colliery Disaster - this cost the lives of 5 men. A plaque at the Millennium Gate commemorates this tragedy. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1964 Miners Welfare Club officially opened (now the Walton Sports and Social Club). 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1966 Church Hall in School Lane was bought for use as a Village Hall. The Library Committee later bought the Village Institute. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

1967 St Paul’s Church completed at a cost of £12,000. It replaced a ‘tin’ structure on The Balk which had been used for the previous 60 years. Work on extending the church took place in 2001. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1969 A plan was put forward by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to use Walton Hall for a Natural History Museum. It was also hoped to lease part of the canal for conservation in a nature trail for children in conjunction with the project. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

1974 Applications by Private Enterprise (Walton Park Development Company) to convert the Hall, Park and Lake into a Leisure Centre and Outdoor Pursuits Centre. This was rejected because it was thought that Walton residents would not benefit from a club which would be exclusive and expensive to join. Walton Action Group pointed out that the additional weight of traffic on inadequate roads would harm trees and wildlife, destroy farmland and lead to devalued property. A familiar sounding argument to that put forward when development of houses on Grove House Farm and a golf course was proposed in the 1990s. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

1977 Walton Infant School, The Grove, opened. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

1980 Walton Colliery closed. Later transformed into a nature park. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

1986 - 1989 Lakeland Way and High Meadows developments built. Lakeland Way had been used by West Yorkshire Police for training their horses.

1990s Grove House Farm houses built. It had been a working farm until this time.

1990s Waterton Park Golf Course opened in Walton Park, with club house on the Avenue by the canal. There is still public access to much of Walton Park.

1999 Walton Locks houses built on site of Barnsley Canal, between the New Inn and Walton Social Club. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

2000 Two houses built on land formerly belonging to Grove House, The Balk. Medical centre adjacent to the village hall in School Lane is closed, and a private residence is built on the site. The Millennium Clock is added to the village hall. The Millennium Gate is officially opened on 24th June 2000. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2001 St Paul's Church, The Balk extended. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2003 Change of landlord in the New Inn. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...