The Church of St Leonard, Walton-le-Dale in the County of -- Lancashire --

The church of St Leonard, situated on an eminence to the east of the town, was originally erected in the 11th century. The earliest portions of the present building are the Perpendicular chancel and tower, the nave having been rebuilt in 1798, while the transepts were erected in 1816. There are a number of interesting old brasses and monuments.

Cotton-spinning is carried on, and there are market gardens in the vicinity. Roman remains have been found here, and there was perhaps a roadside post on. the site. The manor of Walton was granted by Henry de Lacy about 1130 to Robert Banastre. It afterwards passed by marriage to the Langtons, and about 1592 to the Hoghtons of Hoghton.

This section incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain

	The Church of St Leonard, Walton le Dale Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young

	The Church of St Leonard, Walton le Dale Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young

	The Church of St Leonard, Walton le Dale Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young