Cotton; Charles (1630-1687); Poet and Royalist; born Beresford Hall, Alstonefield; friend of Izaak Walton, with whom he fished the River Dove.
Izaak Walton League of America; 1922-; Conservation and wildlife charity in USA; restored Izaak Walton's cottage and museum at Shallowford, Staffordshire, in 2003.
Walton; Izaak (c 1594-1683); Writer, born Stafford; friend of Charles Cotton of Alstonefield, with whom he fished the River Dove. Author of the "Compleat Angler" based on these experiences.
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