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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 […]

What’s in a name…?Cinnamon Hill I think that most people in the Walton le Dale are will probably agree that Cinnamon Hill is the one […]

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 […]

WALTON-LE-DALE village, township, and chapelry ~ Walton le Dale in Victorian Times John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) WALTON-LE-DALE, a village, […]

Walton Lodge Walton Lodge was large property and estate that was once situated at the top of what we now know as Chruch Brow, in […]

Cooper Hill on Church Brow in Walton-le-Dale Cooper Hill, Church Brow, Walton-le-Dale Cooper Hill, now demolished, was a large house overlooking the village of Walton […]

The Bamber Bridge Bandstand(The World’s smallest bandstand – probably okay for a busker…) On many occasions, leaving Walton le Dale heading eastward, I have pondered […]

The Place Name “Law” near Walton-le-Dale (Lancashire) – Identified I recently came across some old maps of Lancashire when searching for an Ordnance Survey Six […]

Edward Baines was born in 1774 at Walton-le-Dale. He was educated at Hawkshead Grammar School (where Wordsworth was a contemporary), and then in the lower school of […]

The life and teachings of Joseph Livesey: comprising his autobiography Joseph Livesey’s Autobiography can be found in a few places on the world wide web. […]

MILLSTONE EXCAVATED MAY 2024DURING GROUND WORKS FOR THE NEW INTAKE CIRCA 1800’S, ONE OF 2 MILLSTONES WHICH WORKED IN PAIRS, THIS IS A “BED STONE”, […]

I was only having a quick web search to see how people generally phrased headings/titles for pages with old photos on them. I searched the […]