Walton is a village and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. It has a population of 3,377. It is on the Barnsley Canal and includes Walton Hall, West Yorkshire, the home of Charles Waterton, the man who made Walton Hall into the first nature reserve in the country. It also has a large protected reserve nearby, formerly a colliery, which has now been transformed into a popular wildlife destination, where entry is ...
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