Little Carlton, Nottinghamshire
| Little Carlton | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Little Carlton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK781574 |
| Location: | 53°6’31"N, 0°50’3"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Nottingham |
| Postcode: | NG23 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newark and Sherwood |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newark |
Little Carlton is a hamlet in eastern Nottinghamshire, to the north-west of Newark-on-Trent.
History
Little Carlton was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086, as owned by the Archbishop of York.[1] The Domesday entry also documents a mill, 66 acres of meadow and 80 acres of underwood.[1]
In 1180, the village was recorded as being called Karlet or Karletun; in 1278 as Sutkarleton; in 1332 as South Carlton Juxta Bathele and in 1425 as Lytel Carleton.[1]
The areas of Little Carlton used during the Middle Ages are now only earthworks or buried remains including sunken gullies. Some rectangular earthworks remain (some of which are believed to be footprints of houses) though continuous ploughing of such ares has led to their degrading.[1]
There is evidence of two mediæval ponds in Little Carlton, though only one still holds water. One is a roughly circular indent in the ground which was partially filled in during construction of a house directly to its east; the other (which still holds water) is larger and further to the west, on the north border of one of the mediæval field enclosures. The northernmost of these enclosures features more gullies along with a series of ridges resembling cultivation strips, however, slight differences in their shape (namely having flat tops and being straight) lead many to believe they fulfilled a different, unknown, purpose.[1]
During the Second World War, Little Carlton was used to hold prisoners of war at Bathley Lane Farm. Some barns and sheds used for the POW camp that were returned to farming use can still be seen.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 National Heritage List 1019870: Little Carlton mediæval village and part of the meadow field system (Historic England)
- ↑ POWs in Little Carlton: Notts Places
