| In former times, Manor Farm was situated just to the north of Lowtown. The farm had been the home of the Matthewman family of farmers for generations. The old farm house fell into disuse and was demolished in the 1960s and the land was sold to make way for Manor Estate. There are still fields to the east across to Elmwood Estate. There is also a playing field (named after H.M. Queen Elizabeth II). Railway lines run to the west and north. The only vehicular access to the estate is via Manor Road from School Lane in Lowtown. (1) |
Manor Estate, January 2001. |
Manor Estate, 10th May 2008. |
Waterways Land, Manor Estate, Walton, 10 May 2008. Viewed from the allotments track. The Barnsley Canal route
is in front of the houses on the edge of the cultivated field. The rmains of one of the canal locks
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The lock keeper's cottage, although in apparent isolation, stands just a few metres from Manor Estate with a conveniently sited potential access road pointing towards the, as yet, undeveloped Waterways Land that lies around the cottage and beyond towards the distant houses of Elmwood Estate. View from Manor Estate towards the east of the village. The social club and Elmwood Estate are across the other side of the farm fields, the allotments are off to the right.
Photograph © J.S. Sargent January 2001 |
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Wakefield MDC Local Development Framework, Site Specific Proposals
Submission, February 2011
PAS W60
WATERWAYS LAND, WALTON
The above site is shown on the Proposals Map and is allocated as Safeguarded Land (Protected Areas of Search for Long Term Development).
The land off The Grove has the same status. Read about 'PAS'.
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View across the Waterways Land towards Walton Social Club.
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View across the Waterways Land towards Elmwood Estate (on the right) and the East Coast railway line.
[10 May 2008] |
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Walton - Manor Estate
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Local Development Framework 
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