Walton is a suburb of
Chesterfield, in the
Chesterfield district, in the county of
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...
, England. Walton extends into the neighbouring
North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The council is based in the large village of Wingerworth. The district also includes the towns of Dronfield and Clay Cross as well as numerou ...
district, with a small portion centred around the Acorn Ridge road and St. John's church within the
Holymoorside and Walton civil parish. The population of the appropriate Chesterfield ward taken at the 2011 Census was 2,489.
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was List of Scottish monarchs, Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.
The only surviving legit ...
stayed for two nights in February 1569 at the house of Mr Foljambe near Chesterfield, thought to be Godfrey Foljambe of Walton. Walton was one of the homes of the protestant patron
Isabel Foljambe who was the wife of the local magistrate, Godfrey Foljambe. She took into her home Katherine Wright who was said to be possessed. An exorcism was conducted by
John Darnell who became known for this ability and he was later arrested as a fraud.
Among its attractions are a few shops, a
golf course
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, and a
pub
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called The Blue Stoops on Matlock Road (
A632). The
River Hipper
The River Hipper is a tributary of the River Rother in Derbyshire, England. Its source is a large expanse of wetlands, fed by the surrounding moors between Chatsworth and Chesterfield, known as the ''Hipper Sick'' on Beeley Moor, which is pa ...
runs by Walton and feeds Walton Dam. There are two
Christian
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churches in Walton: St. John's (
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
) and Walton Evangelical Church. In 2006, the rebuilt St. John's was opened and is able to accommodate a larger congregation than the previous building. It is situated on the edge of the countryside, while Walton Evangelical is situated in the heart of the suburb.
Sport
The Ashover Barbarians Cricket Club plays matches at the Robinsons Sports Ground cricket facility by Walton Dam.
See also
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Listed buildings in Holymoorside and Walton
References
Populated places in Derbyshire
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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