Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Walton on the Hill

Walton on the Hill, par., Surrey, 4 miles NW. of Reigate, 2608 ac., pop. 616; P.O., T.O., called Walton; on Walton Heath were discovered in 1772 the remains of a Roman villa; Walton Court, now a farmhouse, was the residence of Anne of Cleves after her divorce. Walton Park is a seat.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Walton on the Hill CP/AP       Surrey AncC
Place names: WALTON     |     WALTON ON THE HILL
Place: Walton on the Hill

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