Carleton Rode

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Carleton Rode is a village (population 727[1]) in Norfolk, England, situated approximately five miles south-east of Attleborough. The village is extremely rural and is spread out over a wide area.

Carleton Rode Voluntary Aided Primary School is, according to a proclamation inside the school, the oldest non-fee paying school in Norfolk.


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[edit] History

One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book where it is mentioned amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod [2] by the King. The manor given to Roger[3] included 30 acres of land and two churches.

From 1808 to 1814 Carleton Rode hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in the port of Great Yarmouth.

[edit] Sport

Carleton Rode is also home to the Grand Prix 2 team[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^  Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 1111 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
  2. ^  Roger Bigod held a number of manors including a massive number in Suffolk and here in Norfolk given to him by the King. These included obviously Swardeston, but also included Swainsthorpe, Ketteringham and Colney
  3. ^  Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."
  4. ^  isport.com

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