Sandstone Wall All Round Churchyard, With One Entrance On County Road, One At The Junction Of County Road And Church Lane, And One On Walton Village.

Sandstone wall enclosing the churchyard of St. Mary's Church. The wall dates to the 19th century and extends for approximately 301.5 metres. A section of the wall facing County Road was rebuilt in the early 20th century and is constructed of ashlar stone with weathered coping, while the section bordering Walton Village is of rubble construction. There are three entrances: one on County Road, one at the junction of County Road and Church Lane, and one on Walton Village. Each entrance features stone piers with two tiers of arched panels, with weathering between, and are gabled on all four sides. Iron overthrow gates with traceried spandrels originally supported lanterns; the overthrow on Walton Village remains intact. The Walton Village section of the wall is interrupted by the adjacent mortuary and hearse house.

The section of wall facing County Road incorporates a red granite 'Melly' drinking fountain with an altered backplate and a replacement ashlar pediment inscribed with '1861'. The original bronze ornamental head water spout and tap are missing. This fountain was moved 36 metres north-east at the turn of the 20th century.

The churchyard wall is of special historic interest as an important feature alongside the grade II listed church, hearse house and mortuary. The Melly fountain is one of the earliest drinking fountains in England, erected in 1861 by the Victorian philanthropist Charles Pierre Melly. Melly was a promoter of physical fitness and early Olympic movement in Britain.