Walton-le-Dale

Walton-le-Dale

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.746
longitude= -2.665
population= 29,100 [Census, 1985]
official_name= Walton-le-Dale
shire_district= South Ribble
shire_county= Lancashire
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Preston
post_town= PRESTON
postcode_district = PR5
postcode_area= PR
dial_code= 01772
os_grid_reference= SD562280

Walton-le-Dale is a primarily residential area to the south-east of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It is located to the south east of Preston, adjacent to Bamber Bridge.

Walton-le-Dale is home to numerous woodlands, including Dog Kennel Woods, and farmlands, making it pleasant area to live and offering plenty of opportunities to enjoy a day's walking.

The local council is South Ribble, based in Leyland and the local MP is Mark Hendrick of Preston (Labour). Notable residents include Ian McCulloch, 2005 World Snooker Championships Semi-Finalist.

In 1911, WALTON-LE-DALE, an urban district in the Darwen parliamentary division of Lancashire, England, on the south bank of the River Ribble, immediately above Preston. Pop. (1901) 11,271.

The church of St Leonard, situated on an eminence to the east of the town, was originally erected in the 11th century. The earliest portions of the present building are the Perpendicular chancel and tower, the nave having been rebuilt in 1798, while the transepts were erected in 1816.

There are a number of interesting old brasses and monuments. Cotton-spinning is carried on, and there are market gardens in the vicinity. Roman remains have been found here, and there was perhaps a roadside post on the site.

The manor of Walton was granted by Henry de Lacy in about 1130 to Robert Banastre. It afterwards passed by marriage to the Langtons, and in about 1592 to the deHoghtons of Hoghton. Walton was the principal scene of the Battle of Preston, fought on 17 August 1648 between Cromwell and the Duke of Hamilton.

In 1701 the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Derwentwater and other Jacobites incorporated the town by the style of the mayor and corporation of the ancient borough of Walton. In 1715 the passage of the Ribble was bravely defended against the Jacobites by Parson Woods and his parishioners of Atherton.

Walton-le-Dale is served by Stagecoach North West, John Fishwick and Sons buses, and Preston Bus's Park & Ride.

Legends

At midnight on 12 August 1560, under the moonlight in St Leonard's Churchyard, occultist and scholar Dr John Dee summoned the spirit of a man who had died before giving the whereabouts of a considerable amount of money. It is said that he was successful and the spirit did indeed tell the occultist the whereabouts of the wealth, but not before also predicting to Dee the fate of many of the locals, which is said to have later come true."This section incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain".

Famous People

Ian McCulloch

References

External links

* [http://www.waltonledale.co.uk/walton_le_dale.cfm Walton le Dale Web Site]
* [http://www.waltonledale.com Walton le Dale Primary School Web Site]


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