Carlton-on-Trent is a small

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in England, located between the

River Trent The Trent is the third Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands ...

and the

A1 road A list of roads designated A1, sorted by alphabetical order of country. * A01 highway (Afghanistan), a long ring road or beltway connecting Kabul, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar * A1 motorway (Albania), connecting Durrës and Kukës * A001 highw ...

near

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent () or Newark is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

in Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish was 228 at the 2001 census, increasing only marginally to 229 at the 2011 census and similarly to 230 at the 2021 census. The village forms part of the

Newark and Sherwood Newark and Sherwood is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest district by area in the county. The council is based in Newark-on-Trent, the area's largest town. The district also incl ...

district, it is served by a parish council. The village has several entries in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

, mainly for the year 1086 relating to the Records of the Exchequer, and its related bodies, with those of the Office of First Fruits and Tenths, and the

Court of Augmentations Thomas Cromwell established the Court of Augmentations, also called Augmentation Court or simply The Augmentation in 1536, during the reign of King Henry VIII of England. It operated alongside three lesser courts (those of General Surveyors (1540 ...

. Associated names for these entries include The Earl Tosti and the Man of Rodger De Bully. Carlton Mill was a six-storey brick tower windmill built before 1821. The tower is still standing, as a shell without floors, to a height of 60 feet.Shaw, T. (1995). ''Windmills of Nottinghamshire''. page 10. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. .

Notable people

Edward Riddell Edward Mitford Hutton Riddell (31 October 1845 – 22 October 1898) was an English people, English first-class cricketer. The son of J. H. Riddell, he was born in October 1845 at Carlton-on-Trent, Carlton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. He was educ ...

(1845–1898), first-class cricketer

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Newark and Sherwood District Council: Parish of Carlton-on-Trent
Villages in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire Newark and Sherwood {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub

Notable people

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