Walton, New Zealand
Walton is a settlement in New Zealand. It is sited at the junction of Walton Road and Morrinsville Walton Road, in the Central Waikato Region.
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Industry
The area is predominantly dairying with some maize growing and meat chicken farming. A large thoroughbred horse stud also has its base there.
Industry is small consisting mainly of small service industries but there is a large grain drying plant sited next to the railway line.
Landmarks
Walton Primary School has been on site for over 100 years and is a thriving 3 teacher school. It has a decile rating of 9, and a roll of over 100 students.[1]
The Walton Golf Club is 2 kilometres from the centre of the village.
Geography
To the east of Walton is the community of Wardville.
Education
Walton School is a co-educational state primary school for students Year 1 to 6,[4] with a roll of 133 as of March 2020.[5]
References
- Education Counts: Walton Primary School
- https://www3.stats.govt.nz/historic_publications/1916-census/Report%20on%20Results%20of%20Census%201916/1916-report-results-census%20.html
- https://www.mpdc.govt.nz/districtplan/ProposedChanges/PPC47/PopulationandDwellingProjections2045.PDF
- "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.