Carlton, Bedfordshire
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Carlton 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 was recorded in the Domesday Book
of 1086 as a parish within the Hundred of Willey
. In 1934 the separate parishes of Carlton and Chellington merged to become one the parish named Carlton with Chellington
.
Carlton's church is Saint Mary the Virgin, dating from 950AD with a font from c. 1150 is sited outside the current village.
Carlton has two pubs, The Fox and The Royal Oak. The Oak has been closed since 31st March 2009. It has been sold for development. There is a busy Post Office which was recently saved from closure, and Village Shop that sells newspapers, sweets, drinks, milk, locally baked bread, regionally sourced fruit and vegetables, meat raised on nearby village farms, speciality bread and pastries baked on the premises at weekends, and regional cheeses and cold meats. There is also one school, Carlton VC Lower School, and village hall which is also used as the school's assembly and sports hall. The Village has a very successful Emmaus
community which includes a busy café / restaurant, furniture repair workshop and second hand shop with furniture, books, china, clothes and bricabrac.
Carlton has a number of playing fields and a fishing club. There is also a Touch Rugby Club that was founded recently by fathers and friends in the village.
Bedford (borough)
Bedford is a unitary authority with the status of a borough in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based at Bedford, which is also the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains a single urban area, the 69th largest in the United Kingdom that comprises Bedford and...
of Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, part of the Carlton with Chellington
Carlton with Chellington
Carlton with Chellington is a civil parish in the historical Hundred of Willey in Bedfordshire, England, and is within the Borough of Bedford. The parish is situated on the South bank of the River Great Ouse, from Harrold, and includes the villages of Carlton and Chellington.The two parishes of...
parish with the adjacent village of Chellington
Chellington
Chellington is a hamlet in the English county of Bedfordshire.Chellington was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a parish within the Hundred of Willey. In 1934 the separate parishes of Chellington and Carlton merged to become one parish named Carlton with Chellington...
. The River Great Ouse
River Great Ouse
The Great Ouse is a river in the east of England. At long, it is the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom. The river has been important for navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows. Its course has been modified several times, with the first recorded being in...
runs just to the north of the village. Nearby places are Harrold
Harrold, Bedfordshire
Harrold is a civil parish and electoral ward in the Borough of Bedford within Bedfordshire, England, around nine miles north-west of Bedford. The village is on the north bank of the River Great Ouse, and is the site of an ancient bridge, linking the village with Carlton with Chellington on the...
, Pavenham
Pavenham
Pavenham is a small village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Bedford district of Bedfordshire, England, about north-west of Bedford. Village amenities consist of a pub, Village hall, tennis Club, and golf club...
, Turvey, Lavendon
Lavendon
Lavendon is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is the northernmost village in the Borough, near Olney, eight miles WNW of Bedford, eight miles NNE of Newport Pagnell....
and Little Odell.
Carlton was recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 as a parish within the Hundred of Willey
Hundred of Willey
The Hundred of Willey is a historical land division, a hundred in northwest corner of Bedfordshire, England. Its northwestern boundary is the county border with Northamptonshire, and its southwestern boundary the border with Buckinghamshire...
. In 1934 the separate parishes of Carlton and Chellington merged to become one the parish named Carlton with Chellington
Carlton with Chellington
Carlton with Chellington is a civil parish in the historical Hundred of Willey in Bedfordshire, England, and is within the Borough of Bedford. The parish is situated on the South bank of the River Great Ouse, from Harrold, and includes the villages of Carlton and Chellington.The two parishes of...
.
Carlton's church is Saint Mary the Virgin, dating from 950AD with a font from c. 1150 is sited outside the current village.
Carlton has two pubs, The Fox and The Royal Oak. The Oak has been closed since 31st March 2009. It has been sold for development. There is a busy Post Office which was recently saved from closure, and Village Shop that sells newspapers, sweets, drinks, milk, locally baked bread, regionally sourced fruit and vegetables, meat raised on nearby village farms, speciality bread and pastries baked on the premises at weekends, and regional cheeses and cold meats. There is also one school, Carlton VC Lower School, and village hall which is also used as the school's assembly and sports hall. The Village has a very successful Emmaus
Emmaus
Emmaus was an ancient town located approximately northwest of present day Jerusalem...
community which includes a busy café / restaurant, furniture repair workshop and second hand shop with furniture, books, china, clothes and bricabrac.
Carlton has a number of playing fields and a fishing club. There is also a Touch Rugby Club that was founded recently by fathers and friends in the village.