world.wikisort.org - United_Kingdom

Search / Calendar

Carlton is a village in the civil parish of Carlton Town in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 232.[1] Carlton Town, the formal name of the civil parish, distinguishes the parish from the adjacent civil parish of Carlton Highdale, historically part of the manor of Carlton.[2] The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near the River Cover in Coverdale.

Carlton Castle
Carlton Castle

Carlton

Carlton
Carlton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population232 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE068847
• London200 mi (320 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Carlton Town
District
  • Richmondshire
Shire county
  • North Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeyburn
Postcode districtDL8
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
  • Richmond
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54.25812°N 1.89592°W / 54.25812; -1.89592

Carlton is the largest village in Coverdale and it has a public house, the Forester's Arms, and a village hall. It was also home to the "Coverdale Bard", Henry Constantine, and an 1861 inscription in his memory is above the entrance to Flatts Farm.[3]

In 2011 the Forester's Arms was purchased by the local community.[4]

To the east is the medieval motte of Carlton Castle.


See also



References


  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Carlton Town Parish (1170217126)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Coverham". A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. Scholes, Ron (May 2006). Landmark Visitor Guide Yorkshire Dales. ISBN 9781843062097. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  4. "Local pub bought by co-operative", Press Reports, Coverdale Community Pub, quoting the Darlington & Stockton Times, 22 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2012



This Richmondshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии