Walton
Walton is a village and civil parish in the far north of Cumbria, England. It is located 10 miles from Carlisle and is about 2 miles north of Brampton, on the north bank of the River Irthing. Nearby villages include Newtown, Banks and Lanercost.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 282 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Walton, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Milecastle 55.
St Mary’s Church
Church
St Mary's Church is in the village of Walton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Brampton, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Milecastle 57
Archaeological site
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 57 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanercost and Brampton.
Lanercost
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall. Lanercost is situated 2 miles east of Walton.
Brampton
Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, 10 miles east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186. Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 2½ miles east of Walton.
Walton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Walton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97236° or 54° 58′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.74825° or 2° 44′ 54″ westPopulation
282Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9C6VX7C2+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 243094965OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2634833Wikidata ID
Q2055489
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Walton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Walton”
- Chinese: “Walton”
- Dutch: “Walton”
- French: “Walton”
- Irish: “Walton”
- Italian: “Walton (Cumbria)”
- Italian: “Walton”
- Ladin: “Walton (Cumbria)”
- Ladin: “Walton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Walton (Cumbria)”
- Persian: “والتون، کامبریا”
- Polish: “Walton”
- Swedish: “Walton, Cumbria”
- Turkish: “Walton, Cumbria”
- Urdu: “والٹن، کامبریا”
- Welsh: “Walton, Cumbria”
- Welsh: “Walton”
- “Walton”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mile Castle 56 and Walton Vilage Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Walton”. Photo: Marie Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.