Carleton, Lancashire

Carleton

The Castle Gardens public house, Carleton
Carleton
 Carleton shown within Lancashire
OS grid referenceSD330393
DistrictWyre
Shire countyLancashire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town POULTON-LE-FYLDE
Postcode district FY6
Dialling code 01253
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWyre and Preston North
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Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°50′46″N 3°01′01″W / 53.846°N 3.017°W / 53.846; -3.017

Carleton is a village on the coastal plain of the Fylde in Lancashire, England. It consists of Great Carleton, Little Carleton and Norcross and is situated close to the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde. Nearby settlements include Thornton, Bispham and Blackpool. Historically, Carleton was in the parish of Poulton-le-Fylde and is still considered part of Poulton-le-Fylde by some.

History

Carleton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Carlentun.[1] The name usually means "farmstead or estate of the freemen or peasants", derived from the Old Scandinavian word karl and the Old English word tūn.[2] Its area was estimated in that survey to be four carucates of land and it was owned by Earl Tostig.[3][4] In the 12th century, Carelton was owned by Gilbert Fitz Reinfred, and in the 13th century, by Emma de St. John.[4]

A free school, Carleton St Hilda's C of E Primary School, was founded in 1604 and is still open today.[5]

Governance

Carleton is an electoral ward in the parliamentary constituency of Wyre and Preston North. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,061.[6] Since its creation in 2010, Wyre and Preston North has been represented at Parliament by Conservative MP Ben Wallace.

Religion

The Anglican church of St Hilda of Whitby and the Roman Catholic church of St Martin de Porres share a site on Fleetwood Road.[7] St Hilda's is part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Chad's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde in the Diocese of Blackburn.[8] St Martin's is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster.

Landmarks

Carleton Crematorium

Shops and amenities

Shops and Restaurants in Carleton include The Castle Gardens Pub, Suda Thai Restaurant and Takeaway, Gleeves Newsagents, a Fish and Chip Shops, Convenience Store, Barbers, several Hairdressers, a Dry Cleaners, a Chemist and A GP Surgery.

References

Footnotes

  1. "Carleton and Little Carleton, Lancashire, Yorkshire", Domesday Book (The National Archives), 1086, retrieved 7 September 2010
  2. Mills (1998), p. 71
  3. Farrer & Brownbill (1912), pp. 228-231
  4. 1 2 Porter (1876), p. 280
  5. Porter (1876), p. 284
  6. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. "Carleton, Lancashire Genealogy", GENUKI, 30 June 2010, retrieved 12 September 2010
  8. "Church Details: Carleton St Hilda of Whitby", blackburn.anglican.org (Diocese of Blackburn), retrieved 31 May 2011

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