Carlton is a village and

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in the

Selby District Selby District is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby. The Local Authority had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost distr ...

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, England. The village is situated approximately south-east of the town of

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

on the A1041 road. According to the 2001 UK census, Carlton parish had a population of 1,829, increasing to 1,934 at the 2011 Census. The village was historically part of the

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until 1974 but is now part of is now part of

Selby district Selby District is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby. The Local Authority had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost distr ...

. Holy Family Catholic High School is a

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located in the village. Carlton Primary School, which was called Carlton-in-Snaith Community Primary School prior to 2020, is also located in the village.

History

Odddfellows Arms

The unusually named ''Odddfellows'' Arms public house is in the village. During the 1980s, a mistake by a signwriter resulted in the incorrect spelling of the name Oddfellows. In 1994, the brewery tried to correct this, only to face a backlash by the locals. The pub has since closed, been listed for housing and then refurbished and re-opened with the unusual name still above the door. Until 1850 the Odddfellows was known as the Red Lion and is believed to have served the public since 1750.

Carlton Towers

Carlton Towers Carlton Towers in the civil parish of Carlton, south-east of Selby, North Yorkshire, England, is a very large Grade I listed country house, in the Victorian Gothic-revival style, and is surrounded by a 250-acre park. The house was re-bui ...

is a Grade I listed Victorian stately home located in Carlton. The house was designed by

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and stands in a 250-acre estate. The house is the

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home of the 18th Duke of Norfolk but, since 1991, has been lived in, and run, by

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Gerald Fitzalan-Howard and his family. Lord Gerald is a younger brother of the current

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. Although the family still live in part of the house, it is now largely used for wedding receptions and similar events. The house in now used for weddings, events and has appeared on television and in magazines. In 1777, in response to a public petition, Thomas Stapleton of

built a toll bridge to the south of the village over the

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, to encourage the flax trade. In 1928, the West riding authority replaced the toll bridge, with an iron construction upstream. The remains of the old bridge and toll booth are now Grade 1 listed and visible from the new bridge.

Carlton railway station

Carlton Towers railway station served the village with a passenger service from 1885 to 1932 on the

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. It closed to goods traffic in 1959.

Notable people

Arthur Hinsley Arthur Hinsley (1865–1943) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1935 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1937. Early life and ministry Hinsley was born in Carlton ne ...

, Catholic cardinal, archbishop *

Thomas Thwing Thomas Thwing (1635–1680) was an English Roman Catholic priest and martyr, executed for his supposed part in the Barnbow Plot, an offshoot of the fabricated Popish Plot invented by Titus Oates. His feast day is 23 October. Early life His fath ...

, Catholic educator, conspiracist *

Nigel Adams Nigel Adams (born 30 November 1966) is a British politician who served as Minister of State without Portfolio at the Cabinet Office from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby and Ains ...

, Conservative

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References

External links

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Holy Family RC High School
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