It is in the ancient ecclesiastic and modern civil parish of Walton. The manor house (Walton Hall) that gives the district its name and the ancientA church existed here in 1225, but the structure of that period was entirely rebuilt about the middle of the 14th century, the date of the present chancel and nave. from 'Parishes : Walton', Victoria History of the Counties of England A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 485-489. Date accessed: 20 September 2010. parish church of St Michael, now deconsecrated, are in the university's grounds. The village farm-lands are divided between Walton Hall, the modern Walton, Kents Hill and Walnut Tree.
