Walton on the Wolds explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.7725°N -1.1229°W
Official Name:Walton on the Wolds
Static Image Name:Walton on the Wolds village sign - geograph.org.uk - 878207.jpg
Static Image Caption:Village sign
Population:288
Civil Parish:Walton on the Wolds
Shire County:Leicestershire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:Loughborough
Postcode Area:LE
Postcode District:LE12
Dial Code:01509
Constituency Westminster:Loughborough

Walton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England.[1] In the United Kingdom Census 2011 the parish had a population of 288.[2] It is near to Burton on the Wolds and Barrow upon Soar. It was the location of one series of Boon, starring Neil Morrissey. The series used the Tudor house, Kings Cote, as Boon's house.

The name Walton is derived from the settlement or farmstead of Wealas - native Celts, which is what the new Anglo Saxon speaking peoples called the native inhabitants of England.

The village has an Anglican church called St Mary's.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 129 Nottingham & Loughborough (Melton Mowbray). 9780319231623 . Ordnance Survey. 2014.
  2. Web site: Area: Walton on the Wolds (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics. 24 March 2016.