Walton, Wakefield

[1] At the time of the 2011 Census the parish was part of the City of Wakefield's ward of Crofton, Ryhill and Walton.Large lakes were constructed when the reserve was landscaped in the mid-1990s and the excavated earth was then used to cover the colliery's vast spoil heaps.In the 1800s, the Methodist community were worshipping in a building on the Balk and in 1856 they built an additional small chapel on Shay Lane.When opened, St. Paul's Church on the Balk was dedicated to the Bishop of Wakefield, its construction was financed by the Simpson family, who also provided the land.In 1896, with the village population on the increase, larger premises were needed for the Methodist congregation and a bigger chapel was built.The remaining miners transferred to similar work at Ackton Hall, Allerton Bywater and Nostell Collieries immediately, and often later to Selby when those pits closed.
Walton, LeedsWest Yorkshire2011 censusOS grid referenceCivil parishMetropolitan boroughCity of WakefieldMetropolitan countyRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtPoliceAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentNormanton and HemsworthWakefieldHistoricallyWest Riding of YorkshireBarnsley CanalWalton HallCharles Watertonnaturalistexplorernature reservecollierylandscapedspoil heapstennis clubfootballpitchesDomesday BookWelshman'sSaxonsNorman dynastycottagesschoolroomschoolmasterSandallaundry schoolplaces of worshipMethodist communityBishop of WakefieldSunday schoolSelby CoalfieldCoal BoardArthur Scargilljunctionwar memorialSecond World WarsListed buildings in Walton, WakefieldUK CensusOffice for National Statistics