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Walton-on-Thames (pronounced /ˈwɔːltɵn ɒn ˌtɛmz/) is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in...

Walton-on-Thames (pronounced /ˈwɔːltɵn ɒn ˌtɛmz/) is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England. Walton is located 15.3 miles (24.6 km) south west of Charing Cross and is between the towns of Weybridge and Esher. The River Thames bounds the town to the north. The original village lies in the north, while later development took place in the south, closer to the railway station. A railway journey to London Waterloo takes 25 minutes. The town is situated between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock on a stretch of the River Thames that includes a loop around Desborough Island. The total population of Walton is 22,834. According to the 2001 census, the population of central Walton is 5,862, with Elmbridge's population being 121,936. Central Walton has a male population of 2,791 against Elmbridge's male population of 58,867, and the female population of central Walton is 3,071 against Elmbridge's 63,069. The name "Walton" is Anglo-Saxon in origin and is believed to mean "farm of the Britons" or "Saxon settlement". Even before the Romans and the Saxons were present, there was a Celtic settlement here. The Anglo-Saxon word for the Celtic inhabitants who lived here before