Carlton-on-Trent
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| Carlton-on-Trent | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 River Trent, Church Spire and Windmill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK795635 |
| Location: | 53°9’57"N, 0°48’24"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 228 (2001) |
| Post town: | Newark |
| Postcode: | NG23 |
| Dialling code: | 01636 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newark and Sherwood |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newark |
Carlton-on-Trent is a small village in Nottinghamshire, located between the River Trent and the A1 road near Newark-on-Trent.The population of the civil parish was 228 at the 2001 census increasing marginally only to 229 at the 2011 census.
The village has several entries in the Domesday Book of 1086, and appears also in such records as the Records of the Exchequer, and its related bodies, with those of the Office of First Fruits and Tenths, and the Court of Augmentations. Associated names for these entries include The Earl Tosti and the Man of Rodger De Bully.
Carlton Mill was a six-storey brick tower windmill built before 1821. The tower is still standing, as a shell without floors, to a height of 60 feet.[1]
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References
- ↑ Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. page 10. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3.
