HOMEPAGE PROGRAMME WALKDEN THE PLACE NAME WALKDEN 1296 1850 WALKDEN1850 ONWARD COTTON MILLS MILLPHOTOS 1 MILL PHOTOS 2 COAL MINING ACCIDENTS PUBS TRANSPORT SHOPPING THE CO OP WALKDEN MONUMENT LINKS

Walkden Local History 'Walkden' What the Name Means The 19th century interpretation was "a walk to Dene Church", was guess work and incorrect. The name Walkden first documented use 1292, predates Dene Church and until 1863 Walkden was part of Eccles Parish; Walkdenites would have to walk to Eccles for christenings, marriages and burials. Mr Frank Mullineux's interpretation was that 'Walk' comes from the Old English word 'walcan', meaning to full, the treading or beating of cloth in water, usually a stream. The stream in question was Walkden Brook, the boundary between Farnworth and Worsley. 'Den', being a clough or Dene.