| Higher Walton | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church, Higher Walton | |
  Higher Walton Shown within South Ribble  Higher Walton Location within Lancashire | |
| OS grid reference | SD575275 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESTON |
| Postcode district | PR5 |
| Dialling code | 01772 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Higher Walton is a village in South Ribble, Lancashire, England. It is on the old road between Blackburn and Preston where it crosses the River Darwen. The road, at this point, is now part of the A675. Nearby places include Walton-le-Dale, Coupe Green, and Bamber Bridge.
The main road through the village has a number of shops, including a post office, a bicycle shop and takeaways. The village has two pubs - the Swan and the Mill Tavern. There is a church (All Saints, in the Blackburn diocese of the Church of England)[1] and a primary school in the village.
The M6 motorway passes through the village, west of the centre, and crosses the River Darwen and A675 Higher Walton Road on a 474 feet (144 m)-long bridge that was built as part of the Preston Bypass and opened in 1958.[2]
The village was formerly called Moon's Mill,[3] and developed around a cotton mill in the 19th century.[4]
- ^ Blackburn Diocese: LEYLAND Deanery Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harry L. Yeadon (2005). The Motorway Achievement: Building the Network: The North West of England. Chichester, West Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd. p. 17.
- ^ William Farrer; J Brownbill (eds.). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6 (1911): Townships: Walton-le-Dale. pp. 289–300. Retrieved 26 April 2008 – via British History Online.
- ^ Higher Walton Books Archived 9 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine