Halton, Lancashire
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Halton is a village located three miles east of Lancaster, UK on the banks of the River Lune.
Halton with Aughton consists primarily of modern housing, amongst which can be found a number of 17th and 18th century buildings. The 19th century Textile Mills once harnessed the power of the Lune. Earthworks on Castle Hill show evidence of an 11th century Norman motte & bailey castle. In the churchyard of St Wilfreds stands the Halton Cross believed to have been carved by Norsemen over 1,000 years ago.
Aughton was known as 'Actun' in the 1086 Domesday Book. This meant a place where oak trees grow. A tiny riverside hamlet by the River Claughton was made famous every 21 years when the gigantic Aughton Pudding is baked over a celebratory weekend and the pudding was the world’s largest. The village is mainly stone cottages centred around Aughton House.
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