Walton Hall is a hotel in Wakefield, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Grade II* listed house in Walton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK”. It is part of Waterton Park. It stands about 5.5 km from the centre of Wakefield.[3]
Overview
Walton Hall is a country house in Walton near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It was built on the site of a former moated medieval hall in the Palladian style in 1767 on an island in a 26-acre (11 ha) lake. It was the ancestral home of the naturalist and traveller Charles Waterton, who made Walton Hall into the world's first wildfowl and nature reserve.
From “Walton Hall, West Yorkshire” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
It is listed as a Grade II* listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 5.5 km from the centre of Wakefield. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), about 23 km from the centre of Wakefield.[4]
It is one of 9 hotels in and around Wakefield recorded in Wikidata, 6 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 1 chain-operated property there. See Hotels in Wakefield.
See also
References
- ^ Walton Hall (Q7966752). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Walton Hall. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-27.
- ^ Wakefield (Q216638). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Wakefield. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.