St Peters & St Pauls RC Church

Within our parish is Walton Hall- It is now a hotel, and the grounds around it a golf course. It was once the world's 1st nature reserve- Charles Waterton who lived at the Hall- which stands on an island- built a wall round the grounds to build a sanctuary for varied wildlife. Charles Waterton lived from 1782 to 1862. He travelled the world as a naturalist and brought many species back to Wakefield- he became interested in taxidermy and several of his examples are in Wakefield Museum- the rest are at Stonyhurst College. He travelled extensively in South America.