Walton, Peterborough

Walton
Walton Infant School
Walton Location within Cambridgeshire
OS grid reference	TF1702
Unitary authority	Peterborough
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERBOROUGH
Postcode district	PE4
Dialling code	01733

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]

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 has 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]

See also

• Walton railway station

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.