Walton-le-Dale
Walton-le-Dale | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | PRESTON | |
Postcode district | PR5 | |
Dialling code | 01772 | |
Police | Lancashire | |
Fire | Lancashire | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Walton-le-Dale is a large village in the borough of
History
Toponymy
Walton is derived from walh and tun and means the farmstead or settlement of the Britons. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Waletune. In the 13th century it was recorded as Waleton and since about 1300 Waleton in le (la) Dale, or Walton in the valley.[2]
Early history
The remains of a Roman fort at the junction of the River Darwen and River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale were discovered by accident in the mid 19th century. Roman remains found here include pottery and coins.[3] The fort may have been the Rigodunum of Ptolemy,[2] although most people locate it at Castleshaw.
Manor
Two
Battles
During the English Civil War the bridges over the river were the scene of skimishes between the Royalists and Roundheads. In 1644 Royalists were captured by Parliamentarians and Walton was the principal scene of the first Battle of Preston, fought on 17 August 1648 between Cromwell and the Duke of Hamilton.[2]
In 1715, during the second Battle of Preston, the bridge over the River Ribble was successfully defended against the Jacobites by Parson Wood and his parishioners of Chowbent.[4]
Industrial Revolution
During the Industrial Revolution there were four cotton mills, including Flats Mills belonging to William Calvert which employed 400 workers and James Livesey and Son's Moon Mill employing 130 workers. There was a cotton printing business and in 1800 Robert Whittaker established an iron foundry.[4]
Governance
Anciently Walton-le-Dale was a township and
It became part of the Preston
Transport
Walton-le-Dale is served regularly by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire and Blackburn Bus Company buses. The Park & Ride service into Preston City Centre is located in Walton-le-Dale, at the Capitol Centre retail park.[7] The Capitol Centre is a large retail and leisure facility, which was built on the site of the former Flats Mills.
Religion
The
The church of Our Lady and St Patrick is located on Higher Walton Road in the village. Originally formed in 1855 by the Benedictine order, the Parish of Our Lady and St Patrick (originally the Mission of St Patrick) includes both The Pugin Church of Our Lady and St Patrick and St Patrick's RC Primary School, and has served Walton-le-Dale and surrounding area for over 150 years.
Culture
In 1701 some of the local gentry including the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Derwentwater and other Jacobites formed the Mock Borough of Walton, a social club, which lasted for about 50 years, and met in the Unicorn Inn, near Darwen Bridge.[4] The mock corporation had officers which included a mayor, his deputy, recorder, bailiff, chaplain, serjeant, physician and mace-bearer but which also appointed a house-groper, jester, poet laureate, master of the hounds, sword-bearer, in 1708 a slut-kisser and in 1711 a custard-eater.[2]
Legends
At midnight on 12 August 1560, under the moonlight in St Leonard's Churchyard,
Notable people
- Corporal John McNamara VC (1887–1918), recipient of the Victoria Cross, was born here.
- Edward Baines (1774–1848), newspaper proprietor and politician, was born here.
- Joseph Livesey (1794–1884), temperance campaigner, social activist, writer, publisher and local cheese seller, was born here.
- Ian McCulloch, 2005 World Snooker Championships Semi-finalist, was born here.
- Samuel Ryder (1858–1936), mayor and sponsor of the Ryder Cup was born here.
See also
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1911), "Townships: Walton-le-Dale", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6, British History Online, pp. 149–153, retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ Monument no. 42462, Pastscape.org.uk, retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ a b c Lewis, Samuel (1848), "Walton-Le-Dale", A Topographical Dictionary of England, British History Online, pp. 453–457, retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Walton-le-Dale". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 301. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Workhouse, Workhouses.org, retrieved 1 October 2011
- ^ "Capitol Centre". Capitol Centre, Walton-le-Dale. Retrieved 10 September 2020.