Walton, Somerset

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Walton
Walton, Somerset (Somerset)
Walton, Somerset

Walton shown within Somerset
Population 1174[1]
OS grid reference ST465365
District Mendip
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Glastonbury
Postcode district BA16
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
European Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Wells
List of places: UKEnglandSomerset

Coordinates: 51°07′26″N 2°46′19″W / 51.124, -2.772

Walton is a village and civil parish 2½ miles south west of Glastonbury in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Asney.

The Church of The Holy Trinity was built in 1866 by John Norton with carved work by Seymour of Taunton. It is a grade II listed building.[2]

Walton windmill was probably built around 1741 and worked until 1900 it is now a private residence.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mendip Parish Population Estimates 2002. Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  2. ^ Church of The Holy Trinity. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.