Population 129 (2011) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Lincolnshire UK parliament constituency Louth and Horncastle | OS grid reference TF398854 Country England Post town Louth District East Lindsey | |
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Little Carlton is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) east from the town of Louth.
Map of Little Carlton, Louth, UK
An Anglo-Saxon settlement dating from the 7th-century was discovered in the village after a local metal detectorist found a wide range metal artifacts including twenty styli,coins, pins and trade weights and a lead tablet engraved with the female Anglo-Saxon name 'Cudberg' An investigation by the archaeology department of Sheffield University found butchered animal bones. Dr Hugh Wilmott from the University said the finds suggest the settlement was a "high-status trading site and not an ordinary village".
The church was dedicated to St Edith and was largely rebuilt in 1837. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in 1981 and closed. Despite it being Grade II listed in 1986, it was demolished in 1993. Excavation work and a survey were carried out during the demolition, during which a number of blocked doorways and windows were identified. Part of a late 10th-century or early 11th-century grave cover was used as rubble-fill in the south wall of the nave between the two main windows.
Little Carlton had a windmill and watermill. The watermill was built in 1820 by J. Saunderson, engineer of Louth, for Joseph Bond. It last worked in 1847 and is Grade II listed. Most of the machinery is missing.