Walton, Peterborough

Human settlement in England

List of places: UK; England; Cambridgeshire

52°36′15″N 0°15′48″W / 52.60417°N 0.26333°W / 52.60417; -0.26333

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 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 boasts 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

Walton 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]

References

^ 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.