Walton on the Wolds

Walton on the Wolds

Village sign
Walton on the Wolds
 Walton on the Wolds shown within Leicestershire
Population 288 
Civil parishWalton on the Wolds
Shire countyLeicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district LE
Dialling code 01509
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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UK
England
Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°46′21″N 1°07′23″W / 52.7725°N 1.122917°W / 52.7725; -1.122917

Walton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England.[1] In the United Kingdom Census 2011 the parish had a population of 288.[2] It is near to Burton on the Wolds and Barrow upon Soar. It was the location of one series of Boon, starring Neil Morrissey. The series used the Tudor house, Kings Cote, as Boon's house.

The name Walton is derived from the settlement or farmstead of Wealas - native Celts, which is what the new Anglo Saxon speaking peoples called the native inhabitants of England.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 129 Nottingham & Loughborough (Melton Mowbray) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231623.
  2. "Area: Walton on the Wolds (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

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