More information : [SD 36837889] Walton Hall [TI]. (1)
"The manor of Walton is recorded in Domesday Book... and a family surnamed Walton held a ploughland there till 1342 when it was transferred to the prior of Cartmel. Thomas Preston held Walton Hall in 1508-9 paying a free rent of 3s. The heir of Richard Palfreyman held some land there by a free rent of 1d Walton Hall now forms part of the Holker estate of Lord Richard Cavendish". (2)
The oldest part of WALTON HALL is at the west end of the house and is a two storied building of rubble masonry with roughly dressed quoins. The windows and doorways are plain and not dateable but the large cylindrical chimney is typical of 16th/17th cent farmhouses in this region.
Mr. FEARON, the occupier, confirmed the name as WALTON HALL. According to him the later part of the house was built in 1716.
The building is in good condition and in use as a farmhouse. (3)
Walton Hall was formerly a mansion now a farmhouse, reputed to be the residence of William Walto, Prior of Cartmel Abbey. (4) |