Walton Hall is an 18th-century country house situated in the village of Walton on Trent,

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. It is a

Grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

but is in slow decay and is officially registered on the Buildings At Risk Register. The Manor of Walton was owned by the Ferrers family from the 14th century until they sold it in 1680 to Richard Taylor. In 1723, William Taylor (

High Sheriff of Derbyshire This is a list of Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1567 until 1974 and High Sheriffs since. The ancient Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around ...

in 1727) replaced the old

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

with the present structure. Built in red brick, the house presents a three-storey balustraded entrance front with seven bays and four full height pilasters. The stable block attached at the rear of the house is in a similar style. In 1773, the estate passed from the last of William Taylor's sisters to her heir, Edward W Disbrowe MP. Disbrowe's grandson,

Edward Cromwell Disbrowe Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe Royal Guelphic Order, GCG (1790–1851) was a British politician and diplomat. Life and career Disbrowe was born at Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, Walton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire, the son of Colonel ...

, was born at the house in 1790. On the death of writer Charlotte Anne Albinia Disbrowe in 1918, the estate passed to her heir, Lt Col Henry Edward Disbrowe-Wise, who married Katherine Mary Levett-Prinsep, the daughter of Thomas Levett-Prinsep of nearby

Croxall Hall Croxall Hall is a restored and extended 16th century manor house situated in the small village of Croxall, Staffordshire (close to the southeastern border with Derbyshire and historically part of it). It is a Grade II* listed building. The man ...

. Lt Col Disbrowe-Wise erected the Walton on Trent village hall in 1920 in memory of his benefactress.Lords of the Manor, Chelveston
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English Heritage: architectural description of listed buildingEnglish Heritage: Images of England, photograph

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* {{EHbarName, Walton+Hall Houses completed in 1723 Country houses in Derbyshire Grade II* listed buildings in Derbyshire 1723 establishments in England

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