Walton Hall is a late 18th-century country house, now a farmhouse, situated at Foljambe Avenue, Walton, Chesterfield. It is a

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. The house occupies the site of the former

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known as Walton Hall, which was the seat of the Foljambe family in the 16th and 17th centuries. Several members of the family served as

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stayed for two nights in February 1568 on her way from

Bolton Castle Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England (). The nearby village of Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle. The castle is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle was d ...

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.David Templeman, ''Mary, Queen of Scots: The Captive Queen in England'' (Exeter, 2016), p. 27: Joseph Bain, ''Calendar State Papers Scotland'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), p. 614 no. 982. The old house was sold by the Foljambes in 1633 and the estate was thereafter held by a succession of owners including Ingram, Fletcher,

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, Hunloke and Turbutt. The present modest three-storey three-bayed house was built in the late 18th century and has latterly been a farmhouse.

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* ''Magna Britannia'' Vol 5 D&S Lysons (1817) Foljambe of Walton * ''History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire'' Samuel Bagshaw (1846) p 616 {{coord, 53.2221, -1.4537, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Buildings and structures in Chesterfield, Derbyshire Country houses in Derbyshire Grade II listed buildings in Derbyshire

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