Walton is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough

Peterborough

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, Cambridgeshire

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 in the United Kingdom

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. Manufacturers of industrial machinery, Peter Brotherhood Limited, relocated here from London in 1906.

Walton County Infant

Infant school

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 and Junior

Junior school

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 schools were amalgamated in September 2007 to form a single Primary School; following the closure of Walton Comprehensive School in July 2007, secondary pupils attend The Voyager School

The Voyager School

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which opened in September 2007.