Castle Carlton

Castle Carlton
Aerial photograph of Castle Carlton showing the remains of tofts and crofts of the medieval new town
Castle Carlton
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF398837
• London130 mi (210 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLouth
Postcode districtLN11
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Castle Carlton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Reston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Louth, and just north of the A157 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 23.[1] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with South Reston.[2]

At Castle Carlton, there is a wide moat surrounding a mound on which stood a twelfth-century motte and bailey castle, most likely wooden, founded by Justiciar Hugh Bardolph,[3] who is said to have slain a monster.[4]

The village had established itself as a commercial centre by the thirteenth century, reputedly after Hugh Bardolph developed it as a "new town", and it was sometimes known as Market Carlton.[5] Today, it is considered a deserted medieval village, or DMV.[6]

The church was dedicated to the Holy Cross and was a small Perpendicular building. It was demolished in 1902.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Castle Carlton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Castle Carlton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Lincs to the Past". Castle Hill, Castle Carlton. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ Thorold, Henry; Yates, Jack (1965). Shell Guide To Lincolnshire. Faber and Faber, London. p. 44.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Castle Carlton (893278)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Lincs to the Past". Medieval Surface Finds From The Site of Castle Carlton DMV. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Lincs to the Past". Holy Cross Church. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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