Castle Carlton
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| Castle Carlton | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF398837 |
| Location: | 53°19’55"N, -0°5’58"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Louth |
| Postcode: | LN11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Castle Carlton is a hamlet by Reston in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is about five miles south of Louth, and just north of the A157 road.
At Castle Carlton there is a wide moat surrounding a mound on which stood a twelfth-century motte and bailey castle, most likely wooden, founded by Justiciar Hugh Bardolph,[1] who is said to have slain a monster.[2]
The village had established itself as a commercial centre by the thirteenth century, reputedly after Hugh Bardolph developed it as a "new town", and it was sometimes known as Market Carlton.[3] Today it is considered a 'deserted mediæval village'.[4]
The church was dedicated to the Holy Cross, and was a small, Perpendicular Gothic building. It was demolished in 1902.[5]
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References
- ↑ "Lincs To The Past". Castle Hill, Castle Carlton. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/CASTLE-HILL--CASTLE-CARLTON/227206.record?pt=S. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Thorold, Henry; Yates, Jack (1965). Shell Guide To Lincolnshire. Faber and Faber, London. p. 44.
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 893278 – Castle Carlton
- ↑ "Lincs To The Past". Mediæval Surface Finds From The Site Of Castle Carlton DMV. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/MEDIÆVAL-SURFACE-FINDS-FROM-THE-SITE-OF-CASTLE-CARLTON-DMV/229122.record?pt=S. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ "Lincs To The Past". Holy Cross Church. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/HOLY-CROSS-CHURCH--SITE-OF---CASTLE-CARLTON/229120.record?pt=S. Retrieved 4 June 2011.