Carlton Scroop
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Carlton Scroop is a small village and civil parish
in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies 6 miles north-east of Grantham
, 4 miles east of Hougham, 2 miles east of Ancaster
and 1 mile south of Normanton
. The A607 road to Lincoln
passes through the centre of the village.
from the Vale of Trent. On the Cliff to the north is the village of Normanton.
The village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Carlton Scroop and Normanton on Cliffe, itself part of the Caythorpe Group of parishes in the Loveden
Deanery
of the Diocese of Lincoln
. The civil parish has the same boundaries. The church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas
; the incumbent is Rev'd June Freshney.
The Viking Way
long distance footpath passes through the village.
An tall radio mast is situated just outside the village, part of the microwave telephone link from London to Scotland.
Carlton Scroop Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Nicholas.. It is of very old foundation; parts of the fabric are Norman
, although the most obvious features are Decorated. The east window is a rare example of 14th Century medieval stained glass
depicting two kneeling figures each holding a shield. Called the Newmarch window it dates from 1310. The base of the tower is 12th century and the upper part from 1632, constructed after the former steeple collapsed.
Following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish subscribed to the Grantham
Poor Law Union
.
The village was once split in two by the Honington and Lincoln railway, opened in 1867, later part of the Great Northern Railway
. The railway was closed in the Beeching Axe
of 1965.
A microwave tower formed part of a cold war emergency microwave communications system, 'Backbone'. A Cold War
era bunker of the Royal Observer Corps
was built in 1965 and abandoned in 1968, and is now demolished.
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...
in the South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It lies 6 miles north-east of Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
, 4 miles east of Hougham, 2 miles east of Ancaster
Ancaster
Ancaster can refer to any of the following places:* Ancaster, Ontario, Canada* Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England* Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster, last holder of the now-extinct Earldom of Ancaster...
and 1 mile south of Normanton
Normanton, Lincolnshire
Normanton, sometimes called Normanton on Cliffe, is a village and civil parish on the A607 about north of the town of Grantham and south of the city of Lincoln, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England....
. The A607 road to Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
passes through the centre of the village.
The Village
Carlton Scroop is situated below the Cliff, an escarpment edge that separates the Lincolnshire WoldsLincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
from the Vale of Trent. On the Cliff to the north is the village of Normanton.
The village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Carlton Scroop and Normanton on Cliffe, itself part of the Caythorpe Group of parishes in the Loveden
Loveden
Loveden is a Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln, England, and a former Wapentake.Loveden is located broadly to the North of Grantham and includes the villages from Long Bennington in the west to Culverthorpe in the east, and from Welby in the south as far north as Welbourn...
Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
of the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
. The civil parish has the same boundaries. The church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...
; the incumbent is Rev'd June Freshney.
The Viking Way
Viking Way
The Viking Way is a long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these...
long distance footpath passes through the village.
An tall radio mast is situated just outside the village, part of the microwave telephone link from London to Scotland.
History
The village appears in the Domesday survey as Carletune .Carlton Scroop Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Nicholas.. It is of very old foundation; parts of the fabric are Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
, although the most obvious features are Decorated. The east window is a rare example of 14th Century medieval stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
depicting two kneeling figures each holding a shield. Called the Newmarch window it dates from 1310. The base of the tower is 12th century and the upper part from 1632, constructed after the former steeple collapsed.
Following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish subscribed to the Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
Poor Law Union
Poor Law Union
A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century. The administration of the Poor Law was the responsibility of parishes, which varied wildly in their size, populations, financial resources, rateable values and requirements...
.
The village was once split in two by the Honington and Lincoln railway, opened in 1867, later part of the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
. The railway was closed in the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
of 1965.
A microwave tower formed part of a cold war emergency microwave communications system, 'Backbone'. A Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
era bunker of the Royal Observer Corps
Royal Observer Corps
The Royal Observer Corps was a civil defence organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down....
was built in 1965 and abandoned in 1968, and is now demolished.
External links
- "Carlton-Scroop (St. Nicholas)", A Topographical Dictionary of England, p. 522, 1848. Retrieved 25 June 2010
- Village Hall web site
- Viking Way