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Castle Carlton
Castle Carlton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| Population | (2001) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | TF398837 |
| Parish | Reston |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Louth |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Castle Carlton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Reston about 5 miles (8 km) south of Louth, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
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][2] who is said to have slain a monster.[3]
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.[4] Today it is considered a deserted medieval village, or DMV.[5]
The church was dedicated to the Holy Cross, and was a small Perpendicular building. It was demolished in 1902.[6]