Philippa Walton

Philippa Walton (née Bourchier; 1674 – 7 December 1749) was a British businessperson. From 1711 onward, she managed one of the biggest gunpowder factories in England, and established herself as one of the major providers of gunpowder to the British Army.

Biography Philippa was born in 1674, Previously owned by the Hudson family, the mills had fallen into disgrace at the end of the 17th century after Peter Hudson was accused of supplying bad powder in 1693.

With a rising demand for gunpowder thanks to the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) William was awarded his first contract in 1702, soon after acquiring the mills. It established itself as one of the major suppliers to the government, during a period of almost uninterrupted war between European powers. where her son Philip was the vicar.

Family Philippa and William Walton had ten children, Thomas James Bourchier Philip, vicar at St. Michael's Church, Mickleham