Walton Domain

Walton War Memorial Domain is 1.0726 hectares in size. It is located on Walton Road in the township of Walton, approximately 12 km north west of Matamata. The reserve is bounded to the north by Walton Road, to the east by the railway line, and to the south and west by farmland. Walton War Memorial Domain is a highly developed site.  The sealed carpark has ornamental plantings on one side, a memorial and low brick wall on the other, and a small plunket rooms at its east end.  Further within the relatively small reserve is a bowling green and clubrooms, an implement shed, four tennis courts and associated clubrooms. Walton War Memorial Domain is located in the Rural zone of the Operative District Plan.  The southern section of the site has a heritage designation with regards to the former Creamery (site ref. 83).  The northern section has a designation for railway purposes (designation no. 88).  It is not  identified in the Operative District Plan as a Reserve. History At a Special General Meeting of the Walton Hall Society on September 26 1958 it was decided to form a Domain Board to be known as the Walton War Memorial Domain Board.  The Domain was developed on the site of the former Creamery. A domain board no longer administers the site, and the only remaining active club on the site is the Walton Tennis Club.