Walton, Warwickshire

Walton
Walton
	Walton Location within Warwickshire
OS grid reference	SP285535
Civil parish	Wellesbourne and Walton;
District	Stratford-on-Avon;
Shire county	Warwickshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Warwick
Postcode district	CV35
	List of places UK England Warwickshire 52°10′44″N 1°35′05″W / 52.17902°N 1.58462°W

Walton or Walton d'Eiville^[1] is a small hamlet just south of Wellesbourne in the civil parish of Wellesbourne and Walton, in the Stratford-on-Avon District, in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is next to the River Dene and is most notable for Walton Hall which is now a hotel and spa. It is home to the Hamiltons who own the land and many of the villages houses. The village comprises 15 cottages, plus the old estate office, forge, school house, farm, and the old laundry. There has been some kind of settlement at Walton, on the little river Dene, between the Fosse Way and Wellesbourne, since the Iron Age times. The field to the south of the House, the site of the deserted village of Walton d 'Eivile, is still known as the Old Town.

The name "Walton" comes from settlement/farmstead of Wealas, native Celts, which is what the new Anglo Saxon speaking peoples called the native inhabitants of England. There is strong evidence that in many areas of England taken over by Germanic speaking settlers, the native British (Wealas) remained undisturbed, farming the same land they did when the Romans left. Over time they just adapted to the new conditions and forgot their Celtic tongue (similar to Old Welsh/Cornish) for the language and culture of the newcomers in order to climb the social ladder, or were coerced to do so. It was in the Anglo Saxon interest that the native British carry on as usual to ensure the economy produced food and goods for the new landowners.

Notable people

William Mordaunt Furneaux (1848–1928), Dean of Winchester 1903–1919, was born at the Parsonage.^[2]

References

^ Hamilton, Elizabeth (1988). A History of Saint James's Church, Walton D'Eivile (New ed.). Walton: St James's Church.
^ HO 107, piece 2074, folio 127, p.8; baptism register, entry for 13 August 1848.

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[Hamilton-1] Hamilton, Elizabeth (1988). A History of Saint James's Church, Walton D'Eivile (New ed.). Walton: St James's Church.

[2] HO 107, piece 2074, folio 127, p.8; baptism register, entry for 13 August 1848.

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