Carlton Colville
Encyclopedia
Carlton Colville is an area in the suburb
s of Lowestoft
in the Waveney District
of the English
county
of Suffolk
, located 3 miles (5 km) south-west of the centre of the town. Significant residential development has occurred in the area since the 1960s, including more than 1,000 homes built in Carlton Park. The area lies along the A146
Lowestoft to Beccles
road.
Carlton Colville has boundaries with Oulton Broad
, Gisleham
and Pakefield
. It forms the south-western edge of Lowestoft, with Mutford
2 miles (3 km) to the south-east. The electoral ward continues to the north to the River Waveney
and had a population of 6,612 at the 2001 census. Formerly a civil parish
, the area was granted town council status in August 2011, retaining the same powers and funding.
Bloodmoor Hill, located between Carlton Colville and Pakefield, was the site of settlement in the 2nd and 3rd centuries and the 7th and 8th centuries. The Saxon period consisted of a relatively dense settlement as well as a cemetery which included at least one rich barrow burial. Artifacts were discovered in the cemetery in the 18th Century and the site was the subject of archaeological investigations between 1998 and 2006.
At the Domesday survey
Carlton Colville was known as Carletuna or Karletun. It had a population of 45 households and a tax value of 4½ geld and was part of the estate of Earl Hugh of Chester
.
A moated site south of Carlton Colville is believed to be the site of a medieval manor and is a scheduled monument.
and the site of rare water plants such as bladderwort
and water soldier as well as dragonfly
populations.
Carlton Colville Primary School is on Hall Road, near to Carlton Colville Community Centre. It has capacity for about 300 pupils. It was a feeder school for Gisleham Middle School, but due to the closure of middle schools in Lowestoft the school is expanding to educate pupils up to the end of Year 6. The school will be moved to the site of Gisleham Middle School in September 2011.
The parish church
is St. Peter's Church, the oldest surviving part of which was built in the 13th century.
Carlton Colville is home to the East Anglia Transport Museum
.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
s of Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich...
in the Waveney District
Waveney
Waveney is a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-west border. The district council is based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney, which is the only unparished area in the district...
of the English
England
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county
County
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of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, located 3 miles (5 km) south-west of the centre of the town. Significant residential development has occurred in the area since the 1960s, including more than 1,000 homes built in Carlton Park. The area lies along the A146
A146 road
The A146 is a road that runs between two of East Anglia's largest population centres - Norwich in Norfolk and Lowestoft in Suffolk.The entire route has primary classification and as such has been improved over the years, although traffic levels can lead to delays.- Norwich :Before the construction...
Lowestoft to Beccles
Beccles
Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 Blythburgh and A12 road, northeast of London as the crow flies, southeast of Norwich, and north northeast of the county town of...
road.
Carlton Colville has boundaries with Oulton Broad
Oulton Broad
Oulton Broad refers to both the lake and the suburb of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England located 2 miles west of the centre of the town.-Oulton Broad:...
, Gisleham
Gisleham
Gisleham is a small village located on the western edge of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It is situated between Carlton Colville and Kessingland. Gisleham church, Holy Trinity, is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk....
and Pakefield
Pakefield
Pakefield is a suburb of the town of Lowestoft in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. Pakefield is located around 2 miles south of the centre of the town. Although today it forms a suburb of the urban area of Lowestoft, it was until 1934 a village and parish in its own right....
. It forms the south-western edge of Lowestoft, with Mutford
Mutford
Mutford is a small village and civil parish located south-west of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. The village is located between Lowestoft and Beccles in a rural area south of the A146 at Barnby. Nearby villages include Gisleham and Henstead...
2 miles (3 km) to the south-east. The electoral ward continues to the north to the River Waveney
River Waveney
The Waveney is a river which forms the border between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads.-Course:The source of the River Waveney is a ditch on the east side of the B1113 road between the villages of Redgrave, Suffolk and South Lopham, Norfolk...
and had a population of 6,612 at the 2001 census. Formerly a civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
, the area was granted town council status in August 2011, retaining the same powers and funding.
History
Archaeological investigations have discovered evidence of settlement from the prehistoric to the medieval periods, including 3 large stone axe heads dating from the neolithic or early bronze age discovered together in a pit.Bloodmoor Hill, located between Carlton Colville and Pakefield, was the site of settlement in the 2nd and 3rd centuries and the 7th and 8th centuries. The Saxon period consisted of a relatively dense settlement as well as a cemetery which included at least one rich barrow burial. Artifacts were discovered in the cemetery in the 18th Century and the site was the subject of archaeological investigations between 1998 and 2006.
At the Domesday survey
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...
Carlton Colville was known as Carletuna or Karletun. It had a population of 45 households and a tax value of 4½ geld and was part of the estate of Earl Hugh of Chester
Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester
Hugh d'Avranches , also known as le Gros and Lupus was the first Earl of Chester and one of the great magnates of early Norman England.-Early career:...
.
A moated site south of Carlton Colville is believed to be the site of a medieval manor and is a scheduled monument.
Geography, culture and community
Carlton Colville lies to the south of the River Waveney. Carlton Marshes nature reserve, siutated on the marshes between the river and the built up area, is a Site of Special Scientific InterestSite of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
and the site of rare water plants such as bladderwort
Bladderwort
Utricularia, commonly and collectively called the bladderworts, is a genus of carnivorous plants consisting of approximately 233 species . They occur in fresh water and wet soil as terrestrial or aquatic species across every continent except Antarctica...
and water soldier as well as dragonfly
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
populations.
Carlton Colville Primary School is on Hall Road, near to Carlton Colville Community Centre. It has capacity for about 300 pupils. It was a feeder school for Gisleham Middle School, but due to the closure of middle schools in Lowestoft the school is expanding to educate pupils up to the end of Year 6. The school will be moved to the site of Gisleham Middle School in September 2011.
The parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
is St. Peter's Church, the oldest surviving part of which was built in the 13th century.
Carlton Colville is home to the East Anglia Transport Museum
East Anglia Transport Museum
The East Anglia Transport Museum is an open air transport museum, with numerous historic public transport vehicles . It is located in Carlton Colville a suburb of Lowestoft, Suffolk...
.