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Last year I was looking at the Turnpike Road that came to Walton le Dale from the east. It was known as the ‘Balderston to […]

Little Walton Hall in Walton-le-Dale was a seventeenth century building, which stood on the site of Bamber Bridge Co-operative Stores in Station Road. It was […]

Walton le Dale | A History of the Village by Frank Coupe(under the patronage of the Walton-le-Dale Urban District Council) Publication date: 1954 | Publisher: […]

I witnessed an unusual ‘phenomenon’ (…well to me at least) on the River Ribble at Fishwick in Preston, looking back towards Walton le Dale, in […]

The Ryder Cup, Born in Walton-le-Dale The Ryder Cup has become one of the world’s greatest sporting events. Every two years, 24 of the best […]

THIS church is now in course of erection, and consists of nave, gallery, approached by stairs in the bell turret. The church is built with hollow […]

A 1907 Postcard from Walton le Dale 172 Victoria RdWalton le dale Dear Polly I saw the Doctor on Saturday he said if you were […]

A Graveyard Watchers Watchhouse at St. Leonard’s Church in Walton le Dale A Watchhouse, which is dated 1835, that is about 50 metres east of […]

The Duel in Knot Lane and Samuel Crooke’s Grave The chancel in The Church of Saint Leonard’s in Walton-le-Dale contains the remarkable grave of Samuel […]

The Old Milestone by the B6258, Chorley Road, in Walton-le-Dale I have moaned about this one before, but that won’t stop me moaning about it […]