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East Carleton

Village in Norfolk, England

Summary

Village in Norfolk, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
os_grid_referenceTG176020
official_nameEast Carleton
population341
shire_districtSouth Norfolk
shire_countyNorfolk
regionEast of England
civil_parishEast Carleton
constituency_westminsterSouth Norfolk
postcode_districtNR14
postcode_areaNR
post_townNORWICH
dial_code01508
london_distance149 km
static_imageSt Mary, East Carleton, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 314626.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionSt. Mary's Church
area_total_sq_mi1.92

East Carleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

East Carleton is located 3.9 mi east of nearby Wymondham and 5.3 mi south-west of Norwich.

Etymology

East Carleton's name is of Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for the settlement or farmstead of the freemen.

History

In the Domesday Book, East Carleton is listed as a settlement of 58 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Roger Bigod, Ralph de Beaufour and Ranulf de Peverel.

The village has good examples of surviving Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Nineteenth Century residential architecture.

Geography

According to the 2021 census, East Carleton has a total population of 341 people which demonstrates a minor decrease from the 343 people listed in the 2011 census.

St. Mary's Church

East Carleton's parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is Medieval in origin. St. Mary's is located on Rectory Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959.

St. Mary's was heavily restored in the Victorian era with the chancel being re-built in the 1880s and the churchtower a decade later. St. Mary's features examples of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century stained glass including an Angel of Charity installed by James Powell and Sons and a depiction of Saint Mary and Christ by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.

Notable residents

  • Correlli Barnett CBE- (1927-2022) military historian, died in East Carleton.

Governance

East Carleton is part of the electoral ward of Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

War Memorial

East Carleton's war memorial is a stone plaque inside St. Mary's Church as well as a small cross of sacrifice at the junction of Catbridge Lane and Intwood Lane. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:

RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial
Maj.John H. Steward3rd Bn., Norfolk Regiment10 May 1915St. Mary's Churchyard
LCpl.Gilbert H. Bailey2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt.22 Apr. 1916Basra Memorial
Dvr.William J. RowlingRoyal Field Artillery13 Aug. 1918Frechencourt Cemetery
Pte.Arthur W. Dawson3rd Bn., Norfolk Regiment6 Mar. 1915Walton Cemetery, Felixstowe
Pte.Arthur Townsend2nd Bn., Queen's Own Regiment13 May 1917Arras Memorial
Pte.Ernest H. Sparkes2nd Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment5 May 1918Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery
Spr.Cecil E. Beckett207th Coy., Royal Engineers27 Aug. 1916Bois-Guillaume Cemetery

And, George B. Crowe.

References

References

  1. "Key to English Place-names".
  2. "[East] Carleton {{!}} Domesday Book".
  3. "TNF204 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  4. "East Carleton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  5. "CHURCH OF ST MARY, East Carleton - 1306618 {{!}} Historic England".
  6. "Norfolk Churches".
  7. "Geograph:: Earlham to Erpingham :: War Memorials in Norfolk".
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