Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire

For the village in Surrey, see Walton-on-the-Hill.

Walton-on-the-Hill is a substantial settlement in the English county of Staffordshire lying to the south-east of, and almost contiguous with, the county town of Stafford. Population details as taken in the 2011 census can be found under Berkswich

The name Walton comes from settlement/farmstead of Wealas - native Celts which is what the new Anglo Saxon speaking peoples called the native inhabitants of England. There is strong evidence that in many areas of England taken over by Germanic speaking settlers, the native British (Wealas) remained undisturbed, farming the same land they did when the Romans left. Over time they just adopted or forgot their Celtic tongue (similar to Old Welsh/Cornish) for the language and culture of the newcomers in order to climb the social ladder or were coerced to do so. It was in the Anglo Saxon interest that the native British carry on as usual to ensure the economy produced food and goods for the new landowners.

Walton-on-the-Hill forms part of the civil parish of Berkswich and the borough of Stafford.

Coordinates: 52°47′10″N 02°03′51″W / 52.78611°N 2.06417°W / 52.78611; -2.06417

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