Castle Carlton
Castle Carlton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Reston (where population details are included) in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south from Louth, and just north from the A157 road.
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]
References
- ^ "Castle UK". Castle - Carlton Castle. Castle UK. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Lincs To The Past". Castle Hill, Castle Carlton. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Thorold, Henry; Yates, Jack (1965). Shell Guide To Lincolnshire. Faber and Faber, London. p. 44.
- ^ Historic England. "Castle Carlton (893278)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Lincs To The Past". Medieval Surface Finds From The Site Of Castle Carlton DMV. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Lincs To The Past". Holy Cross Church. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
External links
- "Castle Carlton", Castlefacts.info. Retrieved 9 April 2013
- "Castle Carlton", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013
- Historical records
