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.[1] 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.[2] The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near the River CoverinCoverdale.
| Carlton | |
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 Carlton | |
  Carlton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 232 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE068847 |
| • London | 200 mi (320 km) SSE |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leyburn |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Carlton is the largest village in Coverdale and it has a public house, The Foresters 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.[3]
In 1086, Carlton was mentioned in the Domesday Book, with a count of 12 households,[4] under the name 'Carleton'.
In 2011 the Forester's Arms was purchased by the local community.[5]
To the east is the medieval motte of Carlton Castle.
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