Walton is a small civil parish on the outskirts of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, sitting amid the rolling arable and pasturelands that characterise this part of Yorkshire. The settlement retains a distinctly rural feel with traditional stone cottages and farmsteads close to the more urban facilities of Wakefield; many residents commute into the city or to nearby centres such as Leeds while enjoying relatively easy access to regional roads and rail links.
Historically the area has agricultural roots with the wider district having seen pockets of industrial and mining activity in the 19th and 20th centuries, so the parish shows that mixed heritage in its buildings and landscape. Local life is centred on village amenities and community events, and the parish’s quiet lanes and hedgerows make it a pleasant example of a small West Yorkshire community balancing heritage with modern residential living.
Postcode districts covering Walton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 18.7 miles
- Leeds 11.6 miles
- Bradford 16.2 miles
- Huddersfield 14.1 miles
- Rotherham 15.2 miles
- Doncaster 16.3 miles
- Wakefield 3.4 miles
- Harrogate 24.2 miles
- Halifax 18.4 miles
- Barnsley 5.8 miles
- Castleford 6.9 miles
- Morley 9.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crofton, Ryhill and Walton Ward 0.5 miles
- Walton Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Wintersett Parish 1.1 miles
- Crofton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Chevet Parish 1.4 miles
- Wakefield South Ward 2 miles
- Heath Built-up area 2 miles
- Ryhill Parish 2 miles
- Havercroft with Cold Hiendley Parish 2.1 miles
- Sharlston Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Havercroft and Ryhill Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Warmfield cum Heath Parish 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Walton
WF2 6LW, WF2 6LZ, WF2 6PF, WF2 6NS, WF2 6LR, WF1 5RY, WF2 6NW, WF2 6JT, WF2 6TR … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17.5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 21.5 miles
- Sandal & Agbrigg Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Walton Ad
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 0.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 3.2 miles
- Marygate by Deuce Hotels Ltd 3.3 miles
- Holmfield Arms 2.8 miles
- Best Western Hotel St Pierre 3 2.2 miles
- Hotel St Pierre, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western, Newmillerdam, Wakefield 3 2.2 miles
- York House Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Holmfield Arms 2.9 miles
- Hotel Restaurant Campanile Wakefield 2 2.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Leeds-Wakefield M1 Jct40 4 4.7 miles
Schools in Walton
- Walton Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 2.3 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 2.6 miles
- Outwood Library Library 4.8 miles
- Stanley Library Library 4.9 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 6.2 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 6.4 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 9.6 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 9.8 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 10.4 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 10.5 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 11.2 miles