Carlton is a town in the

Borough of Gedling Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, whose council is based in Arnold, north-east of Nottingham. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 113,543. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by m ...

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, England. It is to the east of

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

. The population at the 2011 Census was 6,881. It was an urban district until 1974, whose wards (Carlton Hill, Carlton, Cavendish, Colwick, Gedling, Netherfield, Phoenix and Porchester) had an estimated population of 48,416 in 2015. Owing to the growth of residential, commercial and industrial in the wider Gedling Borough,

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, Borough of Broxtowe, Rushcliffe and Ashfield District, as well as the

Amber Valley Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. It covers a semi-rural zone with four main towns whose economy was based on coal mining and remains to some exte ...

and

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which have become quite urban around Nottingham, Carlton and Gedling, as well as Netherfield form a contiguous urban area.

History

In the

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of 1086, Carlton is referred to as Carentune. Like other parts of Nottingham, Carlton grew up with the textile industry in the 19th century. It is now mostly residential. Until 1950, Carlton was part of the Rushcliffe parliamentary constituency. It had its own eponymous constituency from 1950 until 1983, since when it has been in the Gedling constituency. In 1974, Carlton Urban District became part of the newly formed Borough of Gedling.

Geography

It is close to

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Colwick Colwick ( ) is a village, civil parish, and suburb of the city of Nottingham, in the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire. It is situated to the east of Nottingham's city boundary, and forms the Colwick ward within the local governmen ...

, Gedling,

Mapperley Mapperley is a residential and commercial area of north-eastern Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Sherwood to the north-west, Thorneywood to the south and Gedling to the east. History At various periods the terms 'Mapperley' and 'M ...

, Netherfield,

Sneinton Sneinton (pronounced "Snenton") is a suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Nottingham city centre to the west, Bakersfield to the north, Colwick to the east, and the River Trent to the south. Sneinton lies within the unitary au ...

and St Ann's. It is near the

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and has an NG4

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Community

The main shopping street is Carlton Hill, which has several shopping chains and smaller shops such as newsagents,

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s, and

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s. Carlton Square, the traditional centre of Carlton is today a shopping centre. There are numerous areas of grass for children to play on, as the roads tend to be quite busy. The King George V Recreation Ground on Standhill Road is on the site of the former Standhill

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, and includes a large playing field, a

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, and a children's playground. Carlton has two

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s: Richard Herrod Centre (an indoor bowling centre) on Foxhill Road and Carlton Forum (a swimming pool, gym and all-weather pitches) on Coningswath Road, off Cavendish Road. Carlton Laundry on Primrose Road is a Grade II listed building by

Watson Fothergill Watson Fothergill (12 July 1841 – 6 March 1928) was a British architect who designed over 100 unique buildings in Nottingham in the East Midlands of England, his influences were mainly from the Gothic Revival and Old English vernacular arch ...

. It was built in 1899 as a laundry and dye works.

Transport

Rail

Carlton railway station Carlton railway station serves the suburb of Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is east of Nottingham on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line operated by East Midlands Railway. History It opened on 3 August 1846. The station was renam ...

is on the

Nottingham to Lincoln Line Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin ...

Buses

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*39: Nottingham, Thorneywood, Carlton Valley *24: Nottingham, Carlton Road, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane *25: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane, Mapperley, Arnold *25B: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane, Mapperley *26: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Gedling, Burton Joyce, Lowdham, Southwell *27: Nottingham, Carlton Hill, Carlton *N27: Nottingham, Sneinton Dale, Carlton Hill, Westdale Lane, Gedling, Mapperley, Woodborough Road, Nottingham Nottingham Minibus *N73: Mapperley, Westdale Lane, Carlton Valley, Netherfield, Victoria Retail Park.

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*L73: Victoria Retail Park, Netherfield, Carlton Square, Carlton Tesco, Bakersfield *L74: Victoria Retail Park, Netherfield, Cavendish Road, Gedling, Carlton Square, Netherfield, Victoria Retail Park

Education

Local schools are Parkdale School, Carlton le Willows Academy, Sherwood Academy and

The Carlton Academy The Carlton Academy is a secondary school in Nottinghamshire, previously known as The Wheldon School and Sports Academy. The school is sponsored by the Redhill Academy Trust, and was judged as being a good school by OFSTED in 2013. This was ...

. Carlton Central Primary School was founded in the late 19th century but after a piece of masonry fell one night from the roof into the school assembly area in the 1960s, the school was demolished and the council house and the current Carlton Square were built in its place. A new school had been built on Foxhill Road/Carlton Hill and Carlton Central Primary School was relocated there. The new school had originally been intended to replace the deteriorating St. Paul's School on Carlton Hill. St Paul's was closed in 1983 after many years and attempts to find a new site and financing for a new building were unsuccessful. Carlton Central Primary School is not the only primary school in Carlton. Amongst others, Porchester Junior School (which has recently been extended) is situated at the top of Standhill Road, while Carlton Standhill Infants School is at the opposite end of Standhill Road. Carlton has a number of pre schools & nurseries including Foxy Creeks Pre School (based in the Richard Herrod Centre, Foxhill Road), Good Foundations Day Nursery on Station Road and Little Owls Day Nursery on First Avenue. Carlton is home to the Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama (also known as MADD). It is one of the UK's top musical theatre colleges.

Religion

St. Paul's Church, Carlton-in-the-Willows St. Paul's Church, Carlton-in-the-Willows is a parish church in the Church of England in Carlton, Nottinghamshire. It is a Grade II listed building. History The church was commissioned by Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon. Unfortunately h ...

was built by

Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, (24 June 1831 – 29 June 1890), known as Lord Porchester from 1833 to 1849, was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party. He was twice Secretary of State for the C ...

and consecrated in 1885. Located at the bottom of Carlton Hill, off Church Street, it is built in the style of a Roman Basilica and resides in the diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. Carlton Pentecostal Church is located opposite the fire station on Station Road.Carlton Pentecostal Church

Sport

Carlton Forum from Highfield Drive - geograph

Carlton Town Football Club were champions of

Northern Counties East Football League The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football pyramid respectively. History T ...

Division One in the 2005–2006 season. Carlton Forum is a large

on Coningswath Road.

Notable people

Richard Beckinsale, actor and father of actresses Samantha Beckinsale and

Kate Beckinsale Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress and model. After some minor television roles, her film debut was ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She appeared in British costume ...

, was born in Carlton in 1947. Sam Beeton, chart topping singer/songwriter was born in Carlton 1988.

References

External links

Leisure centreGedling Borough CouncilCarlton Pentecostal ChurchSt John the Baptist ChurchSt Paul’s ChurchPorchester Junior SchoolThe Carlton AcademyCarlton Central Junior School
{{Authority control Towns in Nottinghamshire Unparished areas in Nottinghamshire Gedling