Carlton, Selby
| Carlton | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's, Carlton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE645241 |
| Location: | 53°42’36"N, 1°1’21"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,934 (2011) |
| Post town: | Goole |
| Postcode: | DN14 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Selby |
Carlton is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, about five miles south-east of the town of Selby, on the A1041 road. It is one of several villages of this name in the West Riding and indeed across Yorkshire.
The 2011 census recorded a population of 1,934.
The pub in the village has an unusual name; the Odddfellows' Arms. It originally bore a more conventional spelling, but during the 1980s a mistake by a signwriter resulted in the triple-D in the name, hence ‘Odddfellows’.[1] In 1994, the brewery tried to correct this mistake, only to face a backlash by the locals. The pub has since closed, been listed for housing and then refurbished and re-opened with the unusual name still above the door.[2] Until 1850 the Odddfellows was known as the Red Lion and is believed to have served the public since 1750.[3]
History
Carlton Towers
- Main article: Carlton Towers
Carlton Towers is a Grade I listed Victorian stately home in Carlton.[4] The house was designed by Edward Welby Pugin and stands in a 250-acre estate. The house is the Yorkshire home of the 18th Duke of Norfolk but, since 1991, has been lived in, and run, by Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard and his family. Lord Gerald is a younger brother of the current Duke. Although the family still live in part of the house, it is now largely used for wedding receptions and similar events. The house in now used for weddings, events and has appeared on television and in magazines.[5]
In 1777, in response to a public petition, Thomas Stapleton of Carlton Towers built a toll bridge to the south of the village over the River Aire, to encourage the flax trade. In 1928, the council replaced the toll bridge, with an iron construction upstream. The remains of the old bridge and toll booth are now Grade I listed and visible from the new bridge.[6]
Carlton railway station
Carlton Towers railway station served the village with a passenger service from 1885 to 1932 on the Hull and Barnsley Railway. It closed to goods traffic in 1959.[7]
Outside links
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- Carlton, Selby in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Stead, Mark (11 March 2014). "The Odddfellows Arms at Carlton near Selby". Telegraph and Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11066861.Historic_pub_under_threat_of_demolition/. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "This very oddd pub story just got even odder". York Press. 29 January 2016. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14149531.This_very_oddd_pub_story_just_got_even_odder___/. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "Odddfellows Pub, Restaurant and Hotel, Carlton - Home Page- Oddfellows". https://www.odddfellows.co.uk/odddfellows-carlton.
- ↑ "Carlton Towers". https://carltontowers.co.uk/. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Episode 22, Series 14, MasterChef - BBC One". BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zdj4p. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ National Heritage List @: @ (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Heritage Gateway - Results". https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=500205&resourceID=19191.