East Carleton

For the similarly named village in Northamptonshire, see East Carlton.

East Carleton
St. Mary's Church
East Carleton is located in Norfolk
East Carleton
East Carleton
Location within Norfolk
Area1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2)
Population341 
• Density178/sq mi (69/km2)
OS grid referenceTG176020
• London149 kilometres (93 mi)
Civil parish
  • East Carleton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR14
Dialling code01508
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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UK
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Norfolk
52°34′23″N 1°12′36″E / 52.573°N 1.210°E / 52.573; 1.210

East Carleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

East Carleton is located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east of nearby Wymondham and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-west of Norwich.

History

East Carleton's name is of Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for the settlement or farmstead of the freemen.[1]

In the Domesday Book, East Carleton is listed as a settlement of 58 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Roger Bigod, Ralph de Beaufour and Ranulf de Peverel.[2]

The village has good examples of surviving Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Nineteenth Century residential architecture.[3]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, East Carleton has a total population of 341 people which demonstrates a minor decrease from the 343 people listed in the 2011 census.[4]

St. Mary's Church

East Carleton's parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is Medieval in origin. St. Mary's is located on Rectory Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959.[5]

St. Mary's was heavily restored in the Victorian era with the chancel being re-built in the 1880s and the churchtower a decade later. St. Mary's features examples of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century stained glass including an Angel of Charity installed by James Powell and Sons and a depiction of Saint Mary and Christ by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.[6]

Notable Residents

Governance

East Carleton is part of the electoral ward of Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

War Memorial

East Carleton's war memorial is a stone plaque inside St. Mary's Church as well as a small cross of sacrifice at the junction of Catbridge Lane and Intwood Lane. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[7]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial
Maj. John H. Steward 3rd Bn., Norfolk Regiment 10 May 1915 St. Mary's Churchyard
LCpl. Gilbert H. Bailey 2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt. 22 Apr. 1916 Basra Memorial
Dvr. William J. Rowling Royal Field Artillery 13 Aug. 1918 Frechencourt Cemetery
Pte. Arthur W. Dawson 3rd Bn., Norfolk Regiment 6 Mar. 1915 Walton Cemetery
Pte. Arthur Townsend 2nd Bn., Queen's Own Regiment 13 May 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte. Ernest H. Sparkes 2nd Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment 5 May 1918 Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery
Spr. Cecil E. Beckett 207th Coy., Royal Engineers 27 Aug. 1916 Bois-Guillaume Cemetery

And, George B. Crowe.

References

  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ "[East] Carleton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ^ "TNF204 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ "East Carleton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ "CHURCH OF ST MARY, East Carleton - 1306618 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Geograph:: Earlham to Erpingham :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

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