In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Walton like this:
WALTON, a parish, with a village, in Wells district, Somerset; 3¼ miles SW of Glastonbury r. station. It has a post-office under Bath. Acres, 2,502. Real property, £4,259. Pop., 731. Houses, 164. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Bath. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Street. The church is decorated English. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
Walton through time
Walton is now part of Mendip district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mendip has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walton, in Mendip and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13367
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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