Carlton in Cleveland
| Carlton in Cleveland | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 A road in Carlton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ508043 |
| Location: | 54°25’55"N, 1°13’3"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 399 (2011) |
| Post town: | Middlesbrough |
| Postcode: | TS9 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Website: | Parish Council |
Carlton in Cleveland is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. It is found about nine miles south of Middlesbrough. The village is commonly known as Carlton, a common name, hence the distinguishing suffix, from its location in the area known as Cleveland.
The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was recorded at 399.
The village has a primary school, and a public house, the Blackwell Ox, but no longer has a post office or shop. Carlton Outdoor Education Centre within the village provides activities for children.
History
Carlton is first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086.[1] By the 14th century it had become known as Karleton in Clyveland (Carlton in Cleveland),[2] to distinguish the place from other places named Carlton. "Cleveland" refers to the historic region of Cleveland.
In the Middle Ages it appears that Carlton was a chapelry in the parish of Rudby, but by 1611 Carlton had its own church, and was considered a separate parish. The present church, dedicated to St Botolph, was completed in 1897.[2] It was designed by Temple Moore, and is a Grade II listed building.[3]
The Cleveland Hills which stand to the south of the village are known colloquially as 'Carlton Banks'. They were the site of Alum extraction and a small works. During the 1950s the abandoned workings became a small but popular Motorcycling Scramble track. Adjacent to it is the renowned 'Lord Stones Country Park'.
On 10 August 2003, a thunderstorm dropped 2 inches of rain on the village in less than 13 minutes. The recording is held by the Met Office to be the most accurate rainfall measurement in the British Isles.[4][5] The accuracy is maintained because the Meteorological Office have a monitoring station in the village.[6]
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References
- ↑ Carlton in Cleveland in the Domesday Book
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A History of the County of York: North Riding - Volume 2 pp 232-234: Carlton in Cleveland (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1294513: Carlton in Cleveland (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Cinderey, Mike (13 September 2010). "Wild Weather: The Teesside storm". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tees/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8985000/8985796.stm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Eden, Phillip (2008). Great British Weather Disasters. London: Continuum. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8264-7621-0.
- ↑ "North East England: climate" (PDF). October 2016. p. 12. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/regional-climates/north-east-england_-climate---met-office.pdf. Retrieved 26 January 2020.