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In 1847, saw the Carltons first Public elementary school to be built, intending to educate 49 children<ref name=":2" /> other facilities were also built or revived including the St Andrews church, a Manor house in 1881 and the diamond jubilee orchard. |
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The population itself according to recent [[Census]] data has stayed relatively the same apart from dropping below 200 between 1901s data and 1961, and hitting a lowest of 170 in 1921, with the number of Males dropping to 84<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser2?ResourceType=Census&ResourceType=Legislation&ResourceType=Essays&ResourceType=Registrar%20General&ResourceType=TNA&SearchTerms=carlton&simple=yes&path=Results&active=yes&treestate=expandnew&titlepos=0&mno=195&tocstate=expandnew&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=42|title=HISTPOP.ORG - Search > Results > County of Leicester, 1921 Page Page 6|last=info@histpop.org|website=www.histpop.org|access-date=2016-04-22}}</ref>. Memorials of those who died iin the war can be seen in St Andrew's church |
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The population itself according to recent [[Census]] data has stayed relatively the same apart from dropping below 200 between 1901s data |
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[[File:The Main Street of Carlton - geograph.org.uk - 924974.jpg|thumb|Main Street, Carlton<br />photographed in August 2008]] |
[[File:The Main Street of Carlton - geograph.org.uk - 924974.jpg|thumb|Main Street, Carlton<br />photographed in August 2008]] |
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Carlton is a small rural parish located East of the river Sence in Leicestershire, England, around 2.2 miles North of Market Bosworth. According to 2011 Census, Carlton has a population of 305[1] However from 2014 it is estimated that there is around 330 people living there with a a total of 283 registered electors.[2] There are four roads in Carlton:
- Main Street (where most of the population is centred)
- Bosworth Road (at the east end of the village leading south to Market Bosworth and north to Barton-in-the-Beans)
- Congerstone Lane (at the west end of the village)
- Shackerstone Walk (formerly Occupation Road).
Village life
photographed in August 2008
The village has a strong community spirit, and there are regular parties and fundraising events for causes such as the church. There is an Investment Club which meets in members' houses once a month. The local fox hunt often meets in one of the farms on Shackerstone Walk.
Facilities
The village has a total of 2 pubs, The Gate Hangs Well and the Malt Shovel Inn,[3] situated at the eastern end of Carlton. although Carlton is based in Leicestershire but the post office male is delivered from Nuneaton therefore Carlton's Post office address is Carlton, Nuneaton, Warks, CV13. The Parish is also crossed by the leicestershire round ciruclar paths, a 100 mile circular walk around the county connecting many places of historical and geographical interest.[4] Therefore the parish council works closely with the Carlton footpath group and the county council. It also an open space called the Carlton Diamond Jubilee Orchard situated between Barton Road and Nailstone road, which also has a small toddlers playing area in it. the orchard roughly cost £4500 and is maintained by the Carlton Gardening Group roughly .[5] In terms of housing there is a total of 11 affordable housed[2] However in order to purchase these properties you must be on the Housing Register of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council as they are not sold on a right to buy bases.
St Andrews Church
St Andrews today is a small pretty church is situated in the center of Carlton restored after it was burnt down in 1764 with a mixture of both stone and brick and was dedicated to St Michael[6] Then in 1867 another restoration took place undertaken buy Goddard and Son.[7] The restoration involved both altering the windows and adding a saddleback top to the tower.. The building was Gothicised and its dedication was then changed to St Andrew. In the Northern Wall of the nave there is a stained glass window picturing the angels Michael and Gabriel created in the 1920s by Theadora Salusbury. In 1937 the clock tower was bought through the efforts of the rectors daughter selling needle work door to door, and this needlework continues as some of the villagers produced some commemorative peices in order to celebrate the Millenium [7]
History of Carlton
There is no mention of the parish in the doomsday book so it is likely a Norman settlement [7] However the first Civil registration occurred in 1837, with the parish being registered in the Market Bosworth Sub-District.[8] and from then Carlton was described as a chapelry in Market-Bosworth parish, Leicester; on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal.[9]
In 1847, saw the Carltons first Public elementary school to be built, intending to educate 49 children[8] other facilities were also built or revived including the St Andrews church, a Manor house in 1881 and the diamond jubilee orchard.
The population itself according to recent Census data has stayed relatively the same apart from dropping below 200 between 1901s data and 1961, and hitting a lowest of 170 in 1921, with the number of Males dropping to 84[10]. Memorials of those who died iin the war can be seen in St Andrew's church
photographed in August 2008
Local Businesses
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References
- ^ "Carlton (parish): Key figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.
- ^ a b "Carlton Parish Council". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Pub licenses in Carlton". Pub History. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "leicestershire footpath association". leicestershire round. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Diamond Jubilee Project" (PDF). Report for the diamond jubilee project. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Market Bosworth Churches Leicestershire UK". www.marketbosworthbenefice.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Carlton Church St Andrew Leicestershire | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ a b GENUKI. "Genuki: Carlton, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A Fullerton & Co.
- ^ info@histpop.org. "HISTPOP.ORG - Search > Results > County of Leicester, 1921 Page Page 6". www.histpop.org. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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