Higher Walton, Lancashire Explained

Coordinates:53.743°N -2.644°W
Static Image Name:Parish Church of All Saints - geograph.org.uk - 2088024.jpg
Static Image Caption:All Saints Church, Higher Walton
Official Name:Higher Walton
Os Grid Reference:SD575275
Region:North West England
Country:England
Post Town:PRESTON
Postcode Area:PR
Postcode District:PR5
Dial Code:01772
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of South Ribble
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within South Ribble

Higher Walton is a village in South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is on the old road between Blackburn and Preston where it crosses the River Darwen. The road, at this point, is now part of the A675. Nearby places include Walton-le-Dale, Coupe Green, and Bamber Bridge.

The main road through the village has a number of shops, including a post office, a bicycle shop and takeaways. The village has two pubs - the Swan and the Mill Tavern. There is a church (All Saints, in the Blackburn diocese of the Church of England)[1] and a primary school in the village.

The M6 motorway passes through the village, west of the centre, and crosses the River Darwen and A675 Higher Walton Road on a -long bridge that was built as part of the Preston Bypass and opened in 1958.[2]

The village was formerly called Moon's Mill,[3] and developed around a cotton mill in the 19th century.[4]

Governance

Higher Walton is in the county of Lancashire. It is part of the district of South Ribble, which is a borough formed in 1974 after the reorganisation of local government in the Local Government Act 1972. It had been part of the township of Walton-le-Dale. In 1877, a local board was formed for the township, which in 1894 became Walton le Dale Urban District.[5]

As part of the Samlesbury & Walton ward, Higher Walton is represented on South Ribble Borough Council by two councillors, and, both are from the Conservative Party.[6]

Famous residents

The contralto Kathleen Ferrier (1912–1953) was born in the village.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/diodir/leydean.htm Blackburn Diocese: LEYLAND Deanery
  2. Book: The Motorway Achievement: Building the Network: The North West of England . Harry L. Yeadon . 2005 . Phillimore & Co. Ltd . . 17 .
  3. Book: A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6 (1911): Townships: Walton-le-Dale . 289–300 . William Farrer . J Brownbill . British History Online . 2008-04-26 .
  4. http://www.lancashirebooks.co.uk/index.php/32/Higher_Walton Higher Walton Books
  5. Web site: Walton le Dale UD Lancashire through time: Boundaries of Local Government District . 2008-04-25 . A Vision of Britain Through Time .
  6. Web site: Member and Committee Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20111014105456/http://egenda.southribble.gov.uk/akssribble/users/public/admin/main.pl?op=ListWardMembers&keyid=32 . 2011-10-14 . 2010-12-22 . South Ribble Borough Council .
  7. News: OBITUARY:Winifred Ferrier . The Independent . London .