Walton is a
civil parish in the
metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan ...
of the
City of Wakefield
The City of Wakefield is a local government district with the status of a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield, the largest settlement, is the administrative centre of the district. The population of the City of ...
,
West Yorkshire, England. The parish contains 20
listed buildings that are recorded in the
National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Walton and the surrounding countryside. The most important building in the parish is
Walton Hall, a
country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
on an island in a lake, which is listed, together with a number of associated structures, including the iron footbridge leading to it. The
Barnsley Canal, no longer in use, passes through the parish, and three bridges crossing it are listed. The other listed buildings are houses, farmhouses, and farm buildings. The list also contains a listed farmhouse in the parish of
Wintersett
Wintersett is a hamlet in the civil parish of Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell, in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the whole parish, including several other settlements, was 164. Until 1974 ...
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