North Carlton is a village and
civil parish
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in the
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural Dis ...
district
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of
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...
, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 172. It is situated about north from the city and
county town of
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
.
The church of
Saint Luke
Luke the Evangelist (Latin: '' Lucas''; grc, Λουκᾶς, '' Loukâs''; he, לוקאס, ''Lūqās''; arc, /ܠܘܩܐ לוקא, ''Lūqā’; Ge'ez: ሉቃስ'') is one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of t ...
is a Grade II
listed building
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dating from the 15th century, although it was largely rebuilt in the early 1770s.
North Carlton Hall is a Grade I listed building dating from the 16th century with many alterations and additions, particularly in the 19th century.
In the 13th century the
manor of North Carlton was held by William Wildeker, and was transferred to
Barlings Abbey prior to 1303. The manor or grange remained in the hands of the Abbey until the
Dissolution
Dissolution may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Books
* ''Dissolution'' (''Forgotten Realms'' novel), a 2002 fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers
* ''Dissolution'' (Sansom novel), a 2003 historical novel by C. J. Sansom Music
* Dissolution, in mu ...
, when it was granted to
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle, (22 August 1545) was an English military leader and courtier. Through his third wife, Mary Tudor, he was brother-in-law to King Henry VIII.
Biography
Charles Brandon was the second ...
, who later sold it to the Monson family.
Latterly, North Carlton Old Hall has been in the possession of the Heneage family, and is now on the open market for the first time.
References
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Villages in Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
West Lindsey District