Walton Summit Walton Summit Walton Summit is an industrial area between Clayton Brook and Bamber Bridge, near Preston in Lancashire. It is in the South Ribble district. It is near the M61, M65 and M6 motorways and has a bit of single carriageway motorway from the M65/M61 roundabout. There is also the Lancaster Canal nearby. Walton Summit also consists of the smaller area of Seed Lee. The area does not have a long industrial past. As late as 1960, the area remained largely rural despite the then recent construction of the Preston by-pass section of the new M6 Motorway. Despite this, the
Burnley Manchester-based SBS Architects, won the UK Bus Award for Infrastructure in 2003. The main bus operator is Burnley Bus Company, with Tyrer Bus operating some tendered town services. Other services are provided by First Greater Manchester (589 to Rochdale, 592 to Halifax), Blackburn Bus Company (152 to Preston), Pennine (215 to Skipton), and Rosso (483 to Bury). National Express operates three coach services to London each day, and one to Birmingham. The town has good bus links into Manchester. The X43 Witch Way service (operated by Burnley Bus Company) runs from Skipton, to Manchester via Barnoldswick, Colne, Nelson, Burnley, Rawtenstall