From www.btinternet.com/~elretiro: "Ulnes Walton is situated roughly in the centre of a triangle of local towns and villages, namely those of Leyland, Croston and Eccleston. Although it only consists of about 650 voters today, a settlement of people here can possibly be traced back as far as the Roman occupation of England.

Being more like a district than a village, it covers quite a swathe of land, most of which is still fields and hedgerows today. It is a mainly flat, and rural area with the land being used predominantly for the grazing of animals. It is mainly centred around three roads - the main route through it is along Southport Road (towards Croston), while both Ulnes Walton Lane and Leyland Lane branch off it leading towards Leyland. Also running off it is Lydiate Lane which leads you down the hill towards Eccleston. Dotted along these roads are houses and cottages and farms, some of which form small clusters of houses like little hamlets and many of which can be dated to as early as the 1700s or even earlier. Various areas of Ulnes Walton are sometimes still referred to by their local names - these include Roemoor, Barbers Moor, Wymott and Littlewood.

Apparently, in areas where there was no chapel to worship in, a cross would become the communal meeting place for religious people in the area. The two main local churches would have probably been in Leyland and in Croston (an place of significance in early times)."