Carlton Miniott, formerly Carlton Islebeck is a village 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 below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
Hambleton district of
North Yorkshire
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, England, on the
A61 road A61 or A-61 may refer to:
* A61 road (England), a road connecting Derby and Thirsk
* A61 motorway (France), a road connecting Narbonne and Bordeaux
* A61 motorway (Germany), a road connecting Venlo and Hockenheim
* Benoni Defense
The Benoni Defense ...
to the immediate west of
Thirsk, north of
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 926, increasing to 990 at the 2011 census.
History
The village is mentioned in the
Domesday Book
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of 1086 as ''Carlton'', as is the place-name ''Islebeck'' that has been associated with the village. The land was in the possession of ''Orm, son of Gamal'' at that time and passed on to ''Hugh, son of Baldric''. It eventually became the property of the Barons de Mowbray. In the early 14th century the lands were purchased by a ''John Miniott'' from whom the village now gets its suffix.
By the early 15th century the manor had passed out of the Miniott family to the Markenfield and Pigot families. Thereafter, the manor was further divided and passed through other families such as Metcalfe, Folkingham, Hussey, Lamplugh, Clough and Bell.
Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It is in the Thirsk electoral division of the North Yorkshire County Council and the Thirsk ward of Hambleton District Council. The Parish Council has seven councillors including the Chair and meets monthly. The Thirsk ward returns three councillors to the Hambleton District Council and the Thirsk electoral division returns one councillor to the County Council.
Geography
The village is located on the A61,
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
to Thirsk, road. The nearest settlements are Sowerby, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east; Thirsk, to the east;
Sandhutton
Sandhutton is a small village and civil parish in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about west of Thirsk on the A167. It has been referred to as Hutton, Hutton (Sand), and Sand Hutton. The name derives from Old English ...
to the north-west;
Skipton-on-Swale to the south-west and
RAF Topcliffe
Royal Air Force Topcliffe or RAF Topcliffe is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England.
It was established as a RAF Bomber Command station in 1940. The British Army took over a large part of the site in 1974 and the airfield beca ...
to the south.
Carlton Miniott is the location for
Thirsk railway station
Thirsk railway station is on the East Coast Main Line and serves the town of Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England. It is down the line from and is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is THI.
The statio ...
, a small station served by the
Sunderland
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to
London King's Cross
King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United King ...
route and the
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
to
Manchester Airport
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lines.
The village is served by bus services to and from Thirsk.
The soil in the area is a light gravel or sand laid over
Keuper marl Keuper marl is a former and now deprecated term for multiple layers of mudstone and siltstone of Triassic age which occur beneath parts of the English Midlands and neighbouring areas e.g. Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Devon, eastern Worcestershire ...
with some lower
lias
Lias may refer to:
Geology
* Lias Formation, a geologic formation in France
*Lias Group, a lithostratigraphic unit in western Europe
* Early Jurassic, an epoch
People
* Godfrey Lias, British author
* Mohd Shamsudin Lias (born 1953), Malaysian ...
and
alluvium
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluv ...
also present.
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population at 380. According to the 2011 UK Census, the population was 962 living in 388 dwellings, of which 763 were over sixteen years old, and of those 507 were in employment.
Village amenities
There is a Post Office situated to the east of the village. There is a playing field near the turn-off for Sandhutton which is cared for and run by a playing field committee. There are a number of
public house
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...
s, a small holiday lodge site and a fishing lake.
Education
There is a small school situated in on the west side of the village, previously Carlton Miniott Community Primary School, it is now named Carlton Miniott Primary Academy and is part of the Elevate Multi-Academy Trust. The school is within the catchment area for Thirsk School & Sixth Form College.
Religion
On the west side of the village there are two churches, St. Lawrence's Church and Hambleton Evangelical Church. St Lawrence's was rebuilt in 1896 with registers dating to 1706 and is a Grade II listed building.
In 1838, a Methodist Chapel was built, but no longer functions as such.
Notable residents
The novelist
J. L. Carr
Joseph Lloyd Carr (20 May 1912 – 26 February 1994), who called himself "Jim" or "James", was an English novelist, publisher, teacher and eccentric.
Biography
Carr was born in Carlton Miniott in the North Riding of Yorkshire, next to Thirsk ...
was born on 20 May 1912 in one of the railway cottages at Thirsk Junction, between Carlton Miniott and Thirsk, where his father was stationmaster, and attended primary school in the village. Carr wrote:
"''I scarcely can believe that from the age of five until we left Carlton Miniott when I was about eight, a better education could have been purchased. I wanted information, and it was provided. I preferred order, and there was order. I needed others to emulate, and they were there. I was learning all the time.''"
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire