Apps Court lay about a mile and a half north of Walton, but still within the village.
In 1602 the estate was purchased by Samuel Leigh who turned the estate into a deer park. The original house, already there, build by the Lord of Apps in 1332 was also enlarged by Samuel Leigh.
In the Hearth Tax records of 1664, Apps Court House was listed as containing 39 rooms with fireplaces, making it the largest house in Walton.
The estate passed through several hands including Robert Gill who purchased Apps Court in 1871. Robert Gill was involved with George Stevenson in the construction of the Manchester to Leeds Railway. He was also president of the Great Western Railway in Canada.
The estate was acquired in 1899 by the Southwark and Vauxhall water company. The water company pulled down the house and excavated most of the estate for two reservoirs known as the Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs.
Apps Court House, Walton-on-Thames, 1866.
