Carlton
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Places
Australia- Carlton, New South WalesCarlton, New South WalesCarlton is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carlton is located 15 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Carlton lies across the boundary of two local government areas, the Municipality of Kogarah and the...
- Carlton, VictoriaCarlton, VictoriaCarlton is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne...
Canada
- Carlton, Saskatchewan, a hamlet
- Fort CarltonFort CarltonFort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post from 1810 until 1885. It was rebuilt by the Saskatchewan government as a provincial historic park and can be visited today...
, a replica of an original Fur Trading post of Hudson Bay Company built in 1810 - Carlton TrailCarlton TrailThe Carlton Trail was the primary land transportation route connecting the various parts of the Canadian Northwest for most of the 19th Century. It stretched from the Red River Colony up to what is today Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan via Fort Ellice...
, a historic trail near Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan - Carlton, EdmontonCarlton, EdmontonCarlton is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of dwelling in the neighbourhood is the single family dwelling. These account for roughly nine out of ten of all residences in the...
, Alberta, a neighbourhood - Carlton Street, an urban thoroughfare in Downtown Toronto, Ontario
- Carlton Road, an urban thoroughfare in Unionville, Ontario
France
- Carlton Hotel, CannesCarlton Hotel, CannesThe InterContinental Carlton Cannes is a 343-room luxury hotel built in 1911, located at 58 La Croisette in Cannes on the French Riviera and listed by the Government of France as a National Historic Building...
England
- Carlton, BedfordshireCarlton, BedfordshireCarlton is a village in the Bedford district of Bedfordshire, England, part of the Carlton with Chellington parish with the adjacent village of Chellington. The River Great Ouse runs just to the north of the village. Nearby places are Harrold, Pavenham, Turvey, Lavendon and Little Odell.Carlton...
- Carlton, CambridgeshireCarlton, CambridgeshireCarlton is a village near the eastern boundary of the county of Cambridgeshire in the east of England. It is in the civil district of South Cambridgeshire.There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website....
- Carlton, County DurhamCarlton, County DurhamCarlton is a village and civil parish within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the north-west of Stockton-on-Tees, a short distance from the village of Redmarshall. Located within the village are Carlton Village Stores and...
- Carlton, LeicestershireCarlton, LeicestershireCarlton is a village in Leicestershire, England, close to Market Bosworth.There are four roads in Carlton: Main Street , Bosworth Road , Congerstone Lane and Shackerstone Walk .- Village...
- East CarltonEast CarltonEast Carlton is a village and civil parish located in the county of Northamptonshire, on the beautiful Welland valley. It is only a few miles west of the town of Corby and is administered as part of the Corby Borough...
, Northamptonshire (postal address Leicestershire) - Carlton, North Yorkshire (disambiguation)
- Carlton, NottinghamshireCarlton, NottinghamshireCarlton is a suburb to the east of the city of Nottingham in the borough of Gedling. It is close to Sneinton, Bakersfield, Mapperley, and St Anns. It is near the River Trent and has an NG4 postcode...
- Carlton, South YorkshireCarlton, South YorkshireCarlton is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated between the villages of Athersley and Royston....
- Carlton, SuffolkCarlton, SuffolkCarlton is a village in Suffolk, England. It is located one mile north of Saxmundham. The village is bordered by Kelsale in the north, the B1121 in the east and the A12 to the west....
- Carlton, Rothwell (south of Leeds; not to be confused with Carlton, East Carlton and West Carlton near Yeadon)
South Africa
- Carlton, Northern Cape
- The Carlton CentreCarlton CentreThe Carlton Centre is a skyscraper and shopping centre located in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa. At , it has been the tallest building in Africa for 38 years. The Carlton Centre has 50 floors. The foundations of the two buildings in the complex are 3.5m in diameter and extend 20m down to the...
United States
- Carlton, AlabamaCarlton, AlabamaCarlton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65. It was formerly known as Hal's Lake.-Geography:Carlton is located at and has an elevation of ....
- Carlton, GeorgiaCarlton, GeorgiaCarlton is a city in Madison County, Georgia, United States. The population was 233 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carlton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Carlton, KansasCarlton, KansasCarlton is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 42.-Geography:Carlton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38...
- Carlton, MinnesotaCarlton, MinnesotaCarlton is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 862 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Carlton County.Minnesota State Highways 45 and 210; and County Roads 1 and 3 are four of the main routes in the community....
- Carlton Hotel (Atascadero, California)
People
Surname- Bart CarltonBart CarltonBart Carlton was an American standout college basketball player at Ada Teachers College in Ada, Oklahoma during the early 1930s. He was a two-time All-American in 1930 and 1931...
, an American basketball player - Carl CarltonCarl CarltonCarl Carlton is an American R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter, best known for his hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama ".-Career:...
(born 1953), an American R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter - Doyle E. CarltonDoyle E. CarltonDoyle Elam Carlton was the 25th Governor of Florida.-Early life:Doyle Carlton the son of Albert and Martha Carlton was born in Wauchula, Florida. He had one younger brother, Leland Francis Carlton. He received his primary education in Wauchula and, as there was then no local high school, he then...
(1885–1972), Governor of Florida - Jim CarltonJim CarltonJames Joseph Carlton AO is a former Australian politician.Carlton was born in Sydney and earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney...
(born 1935), an Australian politician - Larry CarltonLarry CarltonLarry Carlton is an American jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, and rock guitarist and singer. He has divided his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands...
(born 1948), studio guitarist most known for working with Steely Dan, the Crusaders and Joni Mitchell in the 1970s - Steve CarltonSteve CarltonSteven Norman Carlton , nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965-1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards...
(born 1944), professional baseball player (1965-88) - Vanessa CarltonVanessa CarltonVanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter...
(born 1980), a pop and rock singer, songwriter, and pianist
Given name
- Carlton CuseCarlton CuseCarlton Cuse is an AmericanEmmy Award winning screenwriter and producer, most famous as executive producer andscreenwriter for the American television series Lost for...
(born 1959), American screenwriter and producer - Carlton FiskCarlton FiskCarlton Ernest Fisk , nicknamed "Pudge" or "The Commander", is a former Major League Baseball catcher. During a 24-year baseball career, he played for both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox .Fisk was known by the nickname "Pudge" due to his 6'2", 220 lb frame...
(born 1947), professional baseball player (1969, 1971-1993) - Carlton PalmerCarlton PalmerCarlton Lloyd Palmer is a former English professional football player who played as a midfielder, most notably for Sheffield Wednesday.-Playing career:...
(born 1965), an ex English professional football player, now a pundit for BBC Sport - Carlton SkinnerCarlton SkinnerCarlton S. Skinner was the first civilian governor of Guam and a prominent advocate for the integration of the United States Armed Forces...
(1913 – June 22, 2004), governor of Guam
Fictional characters
- Carlton Banks, a character from the American television series Fresh Prince of Bel Air
- Carlton LassiterCarlton LassiterHead Detective Carlton Lassiter is a character in the American dramedy Psych played by Timothy Omundson.-Fictional biography:Carlton Lassiter is a ten-year veteran of the Santa Barbara Police Department, and the youngest Head Detective ever named to the force. He also has a Masters Degree in...
, a character from the American television series Psych
Companies
- Carlton CardsCarlton CardsCarlton Cards Limited is a Canadan greeting card company. Their lines of cards include Carlton, Gibson and Tender Thoughts. They also distribute the American Greetings line of cards in Canada. This is not to be confused with Carlton Cards Retail, Inc.....
, a subsidiary of American Greetings, the world's largest greeting card company - Carlton Cycles, an English bicycle maker in Nottinghamshire, absorbed by Raleigh in 1960
- Carlton CommunicationsCarlton CommunicationsCarlton Communications was a British media company. It was led by Michael Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it taken over by Granada plc to form ITV plc with Carlton gaining 32% of the new company....
, a former media company in the United Kingdom - Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
, a member of the Australian Football League - Carlton Publishing GroupCarlton Publishing GroupCarlton Publishing Group is a London, England book publisher of illustrated reference, biography, leisure and entertainment books. It publishes books under the imprints of, Carlton Books, Goodman Books, André Deutsch and Prion...
, a UK book publishing company, with three imprints - Carlton SportsCarlton SportsCarlton Sports, a leading producer of badminton rackets and shuttlecocks was established in 1946.Carlton Sports became a subsidiary group of Dunlop Slazenger International located in Greenville, South Carolina, which is now owned by the chain of sport shops Sports World International...
, a manufacturer of badminton racquets and shuttlecocks - Carlton TelevisionCarlton TelevisionCarlton Television was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties including the cities of Solihull and Coventry of the West Midlands, south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire,...
, a television broadcasting company in the United Kingdom - Carlton & United BreweriesCarlton & United BreweriesCarlton & United Breweries is an Australian brewing company based in Abbotsford, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. In 1983 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Elders IXL and CUB was delisted. In 1990, Elders IXL renamed to the Foster's Group, and in July 2004, CUB changed its name to Carlton and...
, an Australian brewer and beverage producer - Carlton WareCarlton WareCarlton Ware was a famous Stoke-on-Trent based pottery manufacturer. The company is best remembered for its often rather garish tableware, often in the form of highly decorated leaves or fruit, and the ceramic toucans it made as promotional items for Guinness...
, English Stoke-on-Trent commercial pottery
Institutions and societies
- The Carlton ClubCarlton ClubThe Carlton Club is a gentlemen's club in London which describes itself as the "oldest, most elite, and most important of all Conservative clubs." Membership of the club is by nomination and election only.-History:...
, a members-only club in London - Carlton Dramatic SocietyCarlton Dramatic SocietyCarlton Dramatic Society is an Amateur Dramatics group, based in Wimbledon, London, UK. They have been performing in the local theatres and venues for nearly 85 years.The troupe was formed by a group of enthusiasts from Wimbledon Park and Southfields in 1927...
, an Amdram group in Wimbledon, London - Carlton Cricket Club (Barbados)Carlton Cricket Club (Barbados)Carlton Cricket Club is a cricket club in Barbados, competing in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship. The club is based in Black Rock, north of Bridgetown and its home ground is the Desmond Haynes Oval. Carlton was founded on 1 April 1940 as a club for "lower middle income...
- The Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
, Australian Football League
Miscellaneous
- Vauxhall CarltonVauxhall CarltonThe Vauxhall Carlton was an executive car that was sold by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1994.-Mark I :The first Vauxhall Carlton was introduced in late 1978 as a replacement for the ageing VX1800/VX2000 saloons...
, an executive car produced by Vauxhall Motors- Lotus CarltonLotus CarltonThe Lotus Carlton was a Vauxhall Carlton saloon upgraded by Lotus Cars to be a 177 mph sports sedan with acceleration to equal contemporary supercars. Like all Lotus vehicles, it was given a type designation — Type 104 in this case...
, a modified version of the Vauxhall Carlton
- Lotus Carlton
- Carlton, a brand of cigarettes produced by American tobacco company Brown & WilliamsonBrown & WilliamsonBrown & Williamson was an American tobacco company and subsidiary of the giant British American Tobacco, that produced several popular cigarette brands. It became infamous as the focus of investigations for chemically enhancing the addictiveness of cigarettes...
, noted for its extremely low tar and nicotine content - Carlton Your DoormanCarlton Your DoormanCarlton Your Doorman was an animated television special starring the unseen doorman Carlton from the sitcom Rhoda. As on Rhoda, Carlton's voice was provided by Lorenzo Music...
, a television special starring the character from the sitcom Rhoda