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Walton-le-Dale history
Toponymy
Walton is derived from walh and tun and means the farmstead or settlement of the Britons . It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Waletune . In the 13th century it was recorded as Waleton and since about 1300 Waleton .
Early history
The remains of a Roman fort at the junction of the River Darwen and River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale were discovered by accident in the mid 19th century . The fort may have been the Rigodunum of Ptolemy, although most people locate it at Castleshaw .
Manor
Two oxgangs of land in Walton belonged to King Edward the Confessor in 1066 . The manor passed in about 1130 to Henry de Lacy of Pontefract . It was later granted to the Banastres and their successors the Langtons .
Battles
Walton was the principal scene of the first Battle of Preston, fought on 17 August 1648 between Cromwell and the Duke of Hamilton . During the English Civil War the bridges over the river were the scene of skimishes between the Royalists and Roundheads .
Industrial Revolution
During the Industrial Revolution there were four cotton mills, including Flats Mills belonging to William Calvert and James Livesey and Son’s Moon Mill . There was a cotton printing business and in 1800 Robert Whittaker established an iron foundry .
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