Little Carlton
| Little Carlton | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Edith's churchyard, Little Carlton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF398854 |
| Location: | 53°20’52"N, 0°5’60"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 129 (2011) |
| Post town: | Louth |
| Postcode: | LN11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Little Carlton is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is about six miles east of the nearest town, Louth.
History and archaeology
An Anglo-Saxon settlement dating from the 7th-century was discovered in the village after a local metal detectorist found a wide range of metal artifacts including twenty styli, coins, pins and trade weights and a lead tablet engraved with the female Anglo-Saxon name 'Cudberg'. An excavation by the archaeology department of Sheffield University found butchered animal bones, high status ceramics and glass, as well as further metal objects. Also encountered were the remains of buildings and the settlement's cemetery. Dr Hugh Willmott from the University said the finds suggest the settlement was a "high-status trading site and not an ordinary village".[1][2][3]
The parish church in Little Carlton was dedicated to St Edith. It was largely rebuilt in 1837. However in 1981 the church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln and closed.[4] Despite its being Grade II listed in 1986,[5] it was demolished in 1993. Excavation work and a survey were carried out during the demolition, during which a number of blocked doorways and windows were identified.[6] Part of a late 10th-century or early 11th-century grave cover was used as rubble-fill in the south wall of the nave between the two main windows.[7][8]
Little Carlton had a windmill and watermill.[9] The watermill was built in 1820 by J. Saunderson, engineer of Louth, for Joseph Bond.[9] It last worked in 1847 and is Grade II listed. Most of the machinery is missing.[10]
Outside links
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Little Carlton) |
References
- ↑ Hays, Brooks (2 March 2016). "Archaeologists find Anglo-Saxon island settlement in England". UPI. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/03/02/Archaeologists-find-Anglo-Saxon-island-settlement-in-England/7411456941044/.
- ↑ "Anglo-Saxon 'island' unearthed in Lincolnshire field". BBC News Online. 2 March 2016. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35707690.
- ↑ Sheffield, University of. "Mystery on the marsh: newly discovered Anglo-Saxon island - Latest - News - The University of Sheffield" (in en-GB). https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/newly-discovered-anglo-saxon-island-1.555239.
- ↑ "St Edith's South Carlton". Genuki.org.uk. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/LittleCarlton/. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1308787: Church of St Edith, Little Carlton (Grade II listing)
- ↑ St Edith's Church, Little Carlton: Lincs to the Past
- ↑ Anglo-Saxon grave cover from St Edith's Church, Little Carlton: Lincs to the Past
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 1086243 – St Edith's Church
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Water Mill, Little Carlton: Lincs to the Past
- ↑ National Heritage List 1063021: Watermill and Wheel at Little Carlton Mill House, Little Carlton (Grade II listing)
