Carlton, Richmondshire

Carlton is a village in the civil parish of Carlton Town in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 232. Carlton Town, the formal name of the civil parish, distinguishes the parish from the adjacent civil parish of Carlton Highdale, historically part of the manor of Carlton. The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near the River Cover in Coverdale.

Carlton
Carlton
Carlton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population232 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSE068847
• London200 mi (320 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Carlton Town
Unitary authority
  • North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county
  • North Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeyburn
Postcode districtDL8
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
  • Richmond

Carlton is the largest village in Coverdale and it has a public house, the Forester's Arms, and a village hall. It was also home to the "Coverdale Bard", Henry Constantine, and an 1861 inscription in his memory is above the entrance to Flatts Farm.

In 1086, Carlton was mentioned in the Domesday Book, with a count of 12 households, under the name 'Carleton'.

In 2011 the Forester's Arms was purchased by the local community.

To the east is the medieval motte of Carlton Castle.

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