Walton, Peterborough

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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]

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References

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