Halton was a small village in Cheshire with a tiny population.Our house had been the manor house with 7 acreas of gardens.The old Norman castle on top of the hill and situated near the old church.The countryside was undulating.There was a village sweet shop,a butchers,a wool shop,a post office and a general store .There was a tiny village school situated the other side of the hill to which all children could be seen walking across the fields.