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Carleton, West Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°40′34″N 1°17′38″W / 53.676°N 1.294°W / 53.676; -1.294
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Not to be confused with Carlton, West Yorkshire.

Carleton is a small village on the southern outskirts of Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel,[1] and two schools, Carleton High School and the Rookeries primary school.

Carleton was historically a township in the ancient parish of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1938 the civil parish was abolished and merged into Pontefract.[2]

References

  1. ^ "St Michael". A Church Near You. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Carleton Tn/CP. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

53°40′34″N 1°17′38″W / 53.676°N 1.294°W / 53.676; -1.294

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