Little Carlton

Little Carlton

Church of St Edith's churchyard, Little Carlton
Little Carlton
 Little Carlton shown within Lincolnshire
Population 129 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF398854
   – London 130 mi (210 km)  S
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Louth
Postcode district LN11
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°20′52″N 0°06′00″E / 53.347642°N 0.099942°E / 53.347642; 0.099942

Little Carlton is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) east from the town of Louth.

An Anglo-Saxon settlement dating from the 7th-century was discovered in the village after a local metal detectorist found a silver stylus. An investigation by the archaeology department of Sheffield University found twenty more styli, butchered animal bones and a lead tablet engraved with the female Anglo-Saxon name 'Cudberg'. A wide scatter of other metal artefacts including coins, pins and trade weights was found. Dr Hugh Wilmott from the University said these suggest the settlement was a "high-status trading site and not an ordinary village".[2][3]

The church was dedicated to St Edith and was largely rebuilt in 1837. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in 1981 and closed.[4] Despite it being Grade II listed in 1986,[5] it was demolished in 1993. Excavation work and a survey were carried out during the demolition, during which a number of blocked doorways and windows were identified.[6] Part of a late 10th-century or early 11th-century grave cover was used as rubble-fill in the south wall of the nave between the two main windows.[7][8]

Little Carlton had a windmill and watermill.[9] The watermill was built in 1820 by J. Saunderson, engineer of Louth, for Joseph Bond.[9] It last worked in 1847 and is Grade II listed. Most of the machinery is missing.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Hays, Brooks (2 March 2016). "Archaeologists find Anglo-Saxon island settlement in England". UPI. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Anglo-Saxon 'island' unearthed in Lincolnshire field". BBC News Online. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "St Ediths South Carlton". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Church of St. Edith, Little Carlton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "St Edith's Church, Little Carlton". Lincs to the past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Anglo-Saxon grave cover from St Edith's Church, Little Carlton". Lincs to the past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "St Edith's Church (1086243)". PastScape. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Water Mill, Little Carlton". Lincs to the past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Watermill and Wheel at Little Carlton Mill House, Little Carlton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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