Carlton, Leicestershire

Village life

The village has a strong community spirit, and there are regular parties and fundraising events for causes such as the church. There is an Investment Club which meets in members' houses once a month. The local fox hunt often meets in one of the farms on Shackerstone Walk. The Community also gets involved in other events such as the spring clean litter pick which has been going on annually since 1992. the day involves the clearing of all roads and verges leading up to the village to welcome spring. Most recently a total of 30 local people took part.

Facilities

The village has a total of 1 pub, The Gate Hangs Well ', situated at the eastern end of Carlton. although Carlton is based in Leicestershire but the post office male is delivered from Nuneaton therefore Carlton's Post office address is Carlton, Nuneaton, Warks, CV13. The Parish is also crossed by the Leicestershire round circular paths, a 100-mile circular walk around the county connecting many places of historical and geographical interest. Therefore, the parish council works closely with the Carlton footpath group and the county council. It also an open space called the Carlton Diamond Jubilee Orchard situated between Barton Road and Nailstone road, which also has a small toddlers playing area in it. the orchard roughly cost £4500 and is maintained by the Carlton Gardening Group roughly . In terms of housing there is a total of 11 affordable housed However, in order to purchase these properties you must be on the Housing Register of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council as they are not sold on a right to buy basis.

St Andrews Church

St Andrews today is a small pretty church situated in the center of Carlton restored after it was burnt down in 1764 with a mixture of both stone and brick and was dedicated to St Michael Then in 1867 another restoration took place undertaken buy Goddard and Son. The restoration involved both altering the windows and adding a saddleback top to the tower.. The building was Gothicised and its dedication was then changed to St Andrew. In the Northern Wall of the nave there is a stained glass window picturing the angels Michael and Gabriel created in the 1920s by Theadora Salusbury. In 1937 the clock tower was bought through the efforts of the rector's daughter selling needle work door to door, and this needlework continues as some of the villagers produced some commemorative pieces in order to celebrate the Millennium.

History of Carlton

There is no mention of the parish in the doomsday book so it is likely a Norman settlement However the first Civil registration occurred in 1837, with the parish being registered in the Market Bosworth Sub-District. and from then Carlton was described as a chapelry in Market-Bosworth parish, Leicester; on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal.

In 1847, saw the Carltons first Public elementary school to be built, intending to educate 49 children other facilities were also built or revived including the St Andrews church, a Manor house in 1881 and the diamond jubilee orchard.

The population itself according to recent Census data has stayed relatively the same apart from dropping below 200 between 1901s data and 1961, and hitting a lowest of 170 in 1921, with the number of Males dropping to 84. Memorials of those who died in the war can be seen in St Andrew's church.

Local Businesses

Apart from one pub , the main businesses are based in Market Bosworth, and other areas of Nuneaton which are still accessible from the Parish.

Transport

Carlton has one main bus service (the 153) which goes from Carlton Centre to most areas in Leicestershire including Market Bosworth and Leicester. However, the nearest train station is Leicester station which is nearly 20 miles away