Carlton Colville
Coordinates: 52°27′14″N 1°41′28″E / 52.454°N 1.691°E
| Carlton Colville | |
 Carlton Colville
Carlton Colville shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 6,612 - 2001 census[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TM509905 |
| District | Waveney |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lowestoft |
| Postcode district | NR33 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Carlton Colville is an area in the suburbs of Lowestoft in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk, located 3 miles (5 km) south-west of the centre of the town. Significant residential development has occurred in the area since the 1960s, including more than 1,000 homes built in Carlton Park[citation needed]. The area lies along the A146 Lowestoft to Beccles road.
Carlton Colville has boundaries with Oulton Broad, Gisleham and Pakefield. It forms the south-western edge of Lowestoft, with Mutford 2 miles (3 km) to the south-east. The electoral ward continues to the north to the River Waveney and had a population of 6,612 at the 2001 census.[1] Formerly a civil parish, the area was granted town council status in August 2011, retaining the same powers and funding.[2]
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[edit] History
Archaeological investigations have discovered evidence of settlement from the prehistoric to the medieval periods, including 3 large stone axe heads dating from the neolithic or early bronze age discovered together in a pit.[3]
Bloodmoor Hill, located between Carlton Colville and Pakefield, was the site of settlement in the 2nd and 3rd centuries and the 7th and 8th centuries.[4] The Saxon period consisted of a relatively dense settlement as well as a cemetery which included at least one rich barrow burial.[4] Artifacts were discovered in the cemetery in the 18th Century and the site was the subject of archaeological investigations between 1998 and 2006.[4][5]
At the Domesday survey Carlton Colville was known as Carletuna or Karletun.[6] It had a population of 45 households and a tax value of 4½ geld[7] and was part of the estate of Earl Hugh of Chester.[7][8]
A moated site south of Carlton Colville is believed to be the site of a medieval manor and is a scheduled monument.[9]
[edit] Geography, culture and community
Carlton Colville lies to the south of the River Waveney. Carlton Marshes nature reserve, siutated on the marshes between the river and the built up area, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the site of rare water plants such as bladderwort and water soldier as well as dragonfly populations.[10][11]
Carlton Colville Primary School is on Hall Road, near to Carlton Colville Community Centre.[12] It has capacity for about 300 pupils. It was a feeder school for Gisleham Middle School, but due to the closure of middle schools in Lowestoft the school is expanding to educate pupils up to the end of Year 6. The school will be moved to the site of Gisleham Middle School in September 2011.[13]
The parish church is St. Peter's Church, the oldest surviving part of which was built in the 13th century.[14]
Carlton Colville is home to the East Anglia Transport Museum.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census population data - Carlton Colville ward Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2009-11-28
- ^ Carlton Colville takes big step forward, Lowestoft Journal, 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ Bournemouth University (2001) Archaeological Investigations Project 2001 - Field Evaluations: Suffolk. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ a b c Cambridge Archaeological Unit A Roman and Saxon settlement at Bloodmoor Hill, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ English Heritage (2008) Historic Environment Enabling Programme Online - Report Detail: Bloodmoor Hill. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ Carlton Colville, The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ a b Carlton Colville, Domesday Map. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ Domesday Book: folio 302r, National Archives.
- ^ Moated site 200m south west of Bell Farm, English Heritage. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ BBC breathing spaces events, BBC Suffolk, 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ Sprat's water and marshes - SSSI designation, Natural England. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ Suffolk County Council school profile. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ School Organisation Review: Lowestoft, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ The Suffolk Churches site. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
