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"WEST WALTON is a considerable village near the Roman Bank, 3 miles N.N.E. of Wisbech, and 12 miles S.W. by W. of Lynn. Its extensive parish has augmented its population since the year 1801, from 513 to 954 souls, and comprises many scattered houses, and 5,516A. 3R. 30P. of land, including a large portion of the Smeeth and Fen, from 4 to 5 miles S.E. of the village, . . . and 600 acres on the west side of the Nene, in the Isle of Ely. The Queen is lady of the manor of West Walton-cum-Membris, . . . J. Wing, Esq., of Wisbech, is the steward. But part of the parish is in Newton Colville manor, of which Capt. Trafford is lord; and in Coleraine manor, of which the Rev. C.H. Townshend is lord. Capt. Trafford, John Bellamy, Esq., . . . The CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, . . . The RECTORY is in two medieties, viz:- WALTON ELIEN, valued in the King's Book at £16, and in 1831, at £404; and WALTON LEWES, valued in the King's Book at £16 13s. 4d., and in 1831, at £747. The former is in the gift of the Crown, and incumbency of the Rev. E.E. Blencowe, B.A.; and the latter is in the patronage of the Rev. C.H. Townshend, and incumbency of the Rev. Atwill Lake, M.A., . . . In the parish is a Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1833. The FREE SCHOOL is endowed with the dividends of . . . Consols, left by Mrs. Mary Dales, " [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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See also East Walton.
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| Cemetery (Mill Rd), West Walton, Cemetery |
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
| Cemetery (Mill Rd), West Walton, Cemetery |
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Lynn Marshland, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
- The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description, history, pictures, etc.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description of the bells and picture of the detached bell tower.
- Dann, Stephen; Elliott, Ken; and Anderson, Andrew
- West Walton Church, Norfolk.
[Wisbech, Balding and Mansell, 1967] - The Fen and Marshland Churches
- This includes West Walton.
See Walsoken.
- Parish Register and Archdeacon's Transcripts
- Marriages (this is a link to an archived copy)
Baptisms and Burials (search main index) (this is a link to an archived copy). - Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), West Walton was in Wisbech Registration District.
- West Walton Highway Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- West Walton Ingleborough Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- 1836: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1864: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from West Walton to another place.
West Walton is in Freebridge Marshland hundred.
- Davison, Alan J.
- The Manors of West Walton.
(15th-16th century).
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.42, 1997] - Sanders, H.G. and Eley, Geoffrey.
- Farms of Britain.
Including a chapter about farming at Hill House, West Walton.
[Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1946] - Silvester, Robert J.
- West Walton, the development of a siltland parish.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.39, 1985/6] - Statement of Claims and Enclosure, 1796
- See Walpole St Peter
- Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners
- Statement of Claims: West Walton.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1819.
[1819] - Great Britain: Statute
- West Walton Inclosure Act, 1819.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of West Walton, in the county of Norfolk, 21st June 1819.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1819]
[London, Dorington and Son, 1819]
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Wisbech Registration District, 1836 (this is a link an archived copy)
- and nearby places.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF475133 (Lat/Lon: 52.697661, 0.181016), West Walton which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- After 1834 West Walton became part of the Wisbech Union, and the workhouse was at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire.
These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.
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There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.
- 1911 Census
- "There were 61 people in 3 detached parts of the parish."