Walton,_Peterborough

Walton, Peterborough

Walton, Peterborough

Human settlement in England

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]

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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]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Corporate Overview Peter Brotherhood, October 2006
  2. [2]
    Walton infant and junior school set to become one primary school Peterborough City Council, Ref. 07/03/RG, 2 March 2007
  3. [3]
    "Homepage". brotherhoodshopping.
  4. [4]
    "Relationships and changes Walton Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Peterborough Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Population statistics Walton Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2023.


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