WALBROOK WARD, takes its name from the above street. It is bounded on the east by Langbourn ward, on the south, by Dowgate ward; on the west, by Cordwainers ward; and on the north, by Cheap ward. Its principal streets and lanes are, Walbrook, Cannon street on both sides the way from Green Lettice court to Abchurch lane; the east end of Bucklersbury; St. Swithin’s lane, almost as far as Bearbinder lane, a small part of Lombard street, and almost all Bearbinder lane. The most remarkable buildings are the fine church of St. Stephen Walbrook, and St. Swithin’s; the Mansion-house for the residence of the Lord Mayor; Salter’s hall; and that antient piece of antiquity called London stone. This ward is governed by an Alderman, and eight common council men, one of whom is the Alderman’s deputy; thirteen inquestmen, six scavengers, seven constables, and a beadle. The jurymen returned by the wardmote inquest serve in the several courts of Guildhall in the month of October. WALINGFORD _court_, Throgmorton street.† WALKER’S _court_, 1. Berwick street, Old Soho.† 2. Knave’s Acre.† WALKER’S _yard_, Tothill street.† WALL of _London_. See LONDON WALL. WALL’S _alley_, in the Minories.† WALLIS’S _street_, Shoreditch.† WALNUT-TREE _alley_, 1. Bishopsgate street.‡ 2. Tooley street, Southwark.‡ WALNUT-TREE _court_, Tooley street.‡ 2. Whitechapel.‡ WALNUT-TREE _yard_, Bishopsgate street without.‡ WALTER’S ALMSHOUSES, of these there are the three following founded by Mr. John Walter, citizen and draper: one of which was in Blackman street, Southwark, built and endowed in the year 1651, for four poor men and eight poor women, each of whom receives 5_s._ a month, 10_s._ every new year’s day, and a chaldron of coals yearly. This almhouse is now removed to the south-east side of the New Road, leading from Westminster bridge to Blackman street. Another founded by the same person in the year 1651, at Newington Butts, for sixteen poor men and women, who have each an allowance of 5_s._ _per_ month, half a chaldron of coals every year, and 10_s._ every new year’s day. Another in Old street, founded by the above Mr. Walters, in the year 1658, for eight poor widows, each of whom have likewise an allowance of 5_s._ _per_ month, and half a chaldron of coals every Christmas. _Maitland._ WALTON, a village in Surry, situated on the Thames, opposite to Shepperton in Middlesex. It is said that the last mentioned county once joined to this town, till about 300 years ago, the old current of the Thames was changed by an inundation, and a church destroyed by the waves. At this place is a very curious bridge over the Thames, erected by the public spirited Samuel Decker, Esq; who lives in this town, and who applying to parliament for that purpose, obtained in the year 1747, an act to impower him to erect a bridge there, and this admirable structure was completed in August 1750.