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Carleton Forehoe is a hamlet in [[Norfolk]].  It is separated from [[Kimberley, Norfolk|Kimberley]] by Kimberley Park, the parkland estate of [[Kimberley Hall]], the main entrance to which is by Carleton Forehoe.
'''Carleton Forehoe''' is a hamlet and ancient parish in [[Norfolk]], forming part of the [[Forehoe]] hundred.  It is separated from [[Kimberley, Norfolk|Kimberley]] by Kimberley Park, the parkland estate of [[Kimberley Hall]], the main entrance to which is by Carleton Forehoe.


The hamlet is in the middle of the county, three miles north of [[Wymondham]].  The brook running through the village joins the young [[River Yare]] a little way downstream at [[Barford, Norfolk|Barford]]
The hamlet is in the middle of the county, three miles north of [[Wymondham]].  The brook running through the village joins the young [[River Yare]] a little way downstream at [[Barford, Norfolk|Barford]].


==Church==
==Church==

Latest revision as of 13:58, 23 January 2023

Carleton Forehoe
Norfolk

St Mary’s, Carleton Forehoe
Location
Grid reference: TG091055
Location: 52°36’26"N, 1°5’15"E
Data
Post town: Norwich
Postcode: NR9
Local Government
Council: South Norfolk

Carleton Forehoe is a hamlet and ancient parish in Norfolk, forming part of the Forehoe hundred. It is separated from Kimberley by Kimberley Park, the parkland estate of Kimberley Hall, the main entrance to which is by Carleton Forehoe.

The hamlet is in the middle of the county, three miles north of Wymondham. The brook running through the village joins the young River Yare a little way downstream at Barford.

Church

The parish church is St Mary The Virgin. The church is found in the middle of a field: access by car is by driving over the meadow. Internally it has a rare minstrels’ gallery and traditional hand-pumped organ.

The parish is now part of a wider rural benefice united fifteen churches in thirteen parishes known as 'The Barnham Broom and Upper Yare Team of Parishes'.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Carleton Forehoe)