Walton-upon-Trent

Infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption=Walton is in the National Forest'Image from Wikimedia Commons June 2007]
latitude = 52.760
longitude = -1.680
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name =Walton-upon-Trent

population =
shire_district = South Derbyshire
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = SWADLINCOTE
postcode_district = DE12
postcode_area =DE
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK216180

Walton-on-Trent is a parish and village in the National Forest that is just within South Derbyshire. As its name implies it is an ancient crossing point of the River Trent. It was at this point that King Edward II crossed the river in pursuit of the disaffected barons including the Earl of Lancaster. The parish contains Catton Hall.

The Bridge

The bridge was installed in 1834 and it lasted for over one hundred years before being replaced in 1948. This bridge had to again be replaced in 1974 by a temporary Bailey bridge.

The Church

Saint Laurences church proudly boasts its founding as “c.1000” on the sign by its Lytchgate. At about that time it would have been in the ownership of Aelfgar, an Anglo-Saxon who also had interests which included manors at Weston-on-Trent, Newton Solney and Repton. It is his name that is given as the former owner of Walton-on-Trent's church, mill, 40 acres of meadow and 35 square furlongs of pastureThe Domesday book] when the new king took them as part of his personal reward for winning the British crown [William divided up England village by village and gave theses to those Normans who had assisted him. He personally took a modest list which included Walton on Trent (then called "Waletune") and other important manors like Bakewell, Melbourne, Wirksworth and Ashbourne.] .

Other

* In 2007, South Derbyshire District council is running a trial carbon footprint project to experiment with offsetting carbon emissions [ [http://www.south-derbys.gov.uk/Environment/Energy/carbonfootprint/?qsNavSetting=max Details of Carbon footprint project] ] .
* The village has a Church of England school.

Catton Hall

Catton Hall gives its postal address as Walton on Trent although there was a village of Catton at one timeThe Domesday book] . Catton Hall is owned by the Neilson family, descendants of Anson-Horton family, who themselves were descendants of the Fifth Baronet, Rev. Sir George Wilmot-Horton. [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hortonfamilyhistory/Roger%20de%20Horton%20-%20Derbyshire%20Hortons.html Roger de Horton, Derbyshire Hortons, rootsweb.com] ] The Hall is now available for private functions and horse trials. The hall has been there since the 15th century but the current building was founded in 1745 [ [http://www.statelyhomes.com/areas/details.asp?HID=1076&ID=2237&path=12,3095,41,2237&town= Catton Hall] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/WaltononTrent/History.html Genuki]