Walton is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Manufacturers of industrial machinery, Peter Brotherhood, relocated here from London in 1906.[1]
| Walton | |
|---|---|
 Walton Infant School | |
  Walton Location within Cambridgeshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF1702 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | PE4 |
| Dialling code | 01733 |
Walton County Infant and Junior schools were amalgamated in September 2007 to form a single Primary School; following the closure of Walton Comprehensive School in July 2007, secondary pupils attend Queen Katharine Academy which opened in September 2007 as The Voyager School but later changed.[2]
Walton is home to a semimajor retail hub which has a large Morrison's supermarket, two drive-thru restaurants and 5 large retailers in the main Brotherhoods retail park.[3] Past this is a mediocre industrial estate with dealerships, gyms, logistic centres, supermarkets and a post-office.
Civil parish
editWalton became a parish in 1866,[4] on 1 April 1929 it was abolished and merged with Peterborough.[5] In 1921 the parish had a population of 1118.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Corporate Overview Peter Brotherhood, October 2006
- ^ Walton infant and junior school set to become one primary school Peterborough City Council, Ref. 07/03/RG, 2 March 2007
- ^ "Homepage". brotherhoodshopping.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Walton Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Peterborough Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Walton Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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