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It is a pleasant village, although not particularly picturesque, with a bit of a history, a few fine old houses, some good farmland and leisure areas close at hand. Walton is still (just about) surrounded by countryside, although the spread of new houses from Wakefield, and development within the village itself, seems set to continue.
Although administered by [[Wakefield Metropolitan District|Wakefield Metropolitan District Council]] (the "single tier authority"), Walton also has its own [[parish council]] that represents the interests of the village and deals with a limited range of local matters.
Public transport is provided by local Metro trains, the nearest station is at Sandal and Agbrigg, with Intercity trains at [[Wakefield Westgate railway station|Wakefield Westgate]]. There is also a regular bus service to Wakefield and Crofton and beyond. Walton lost its own railway station in the early sixties, around the time that the English railway network as a whole was decimated during the [[Beeching axe|Beeching cuts]] ordered by the government of the day. The old [[Midland line]], where the station was located, to the west of the village (by Greenside), is still in use as a goods line and for the testing of trains. The station has gone but the village is still bounded on three sides by the remnants of the once extensive railway system. Indeed, the existence of the railway tracks around the village is considered to have helped Walton preserve its identity and fend off its absorption by the nearby city.
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