Castle Carlton

Castle Carlton
Aerial photograph of Castle Carlton showing the remains of tofts and crofts of the medieval new town
Castle Carlton is located in Lincolnshire
Castle Carlton
Castle Carlton
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF398837
• London130 mi (210 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLouth
Postcode districtLN11
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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Lincolnshire
53°19′55″N 0°05′58″E / 53.331898°N 0.099365°E / 53.331898; 0.099365

Castle Carlton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Reston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Louth, and just north of the A157 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 23.[1] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with South Reston.[2]

At Castle Carlton, there is a wide moat surrounding a mound on which stood a twelfth-century motte and bailey castle, most likely wooden, founded by Justiciar Hugh Bardolph,[3] who is said to have slain a monster.[4]

The village had established itself as a commercial centre by the thirteenth century, reputedly after Hugh Bardolph developed it as a "new town", and it was sometimes known as Market Carlton.[5] Today, it is considered a deserted medieval village, or DMV.[6]

The church was dedicated to the Holy Cross and was a small Perpendicular building. It was demolished in 1902.[7]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Castle Carlton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Castle Carlton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Lincs to the Past". Castle Hill, Castle Carlton. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ Thorold, Henry; Yates, Jack (1965). Shell Guide To Lincolnshire. Faber and Faber, London. p. 44.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Castle Carlton (893278)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Lincs to the Past". Medieval Surface Finds From The Site of Castle Carlton DMV. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Lincs to the Past". Holy Cross Church. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.