St Mary the Virgin Churchyard in Walton, Merseyside

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Walton, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside L4 5PW England

Coordinates: 53.44649, -2.96733
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There has been a church at Walton since Saxon times, and it was the centre of a large ancient parish which once included Liverpool within its boundaries. Even in the early 19th century the parish included outlying chapels at Formby, Bootle, Kirkby, Everton and West Derby. The present church building dates from 1953, and replaced the earlier church which was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1941.

Early burials would have taken place in the churchyard surrounding the church. Many gravestones were removed from this area in the early 20th century, but the inscriptions were recorded and a transcription of these (with index) is held by the Lancashire Archives in Preston (ref PR 2809). The few surviving headstones in this area are generally in good condition and many of the inscriptions remain legible.

A separate area for burials was opened up in the mid 19th century, on the south side of the church leading towards Heathcote Road. A modern sign identifies this area as the "Marie Curie Cancer Care Field of Hope". Many of the gravestones in this section have fallen over or have been laid flat, and are becoming buried or covered in vegetation.