Carlton Husthwaite is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

in the Hambleton district of

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by national parks, including most of the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. It is one of four cou ...

, England, about seven miles south-east of

Thirsk Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England known for its racecourse; quirky yarnbomber displays, and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby. History Archeological ...

. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 167, increasing to 180 at the 2011 Census.

History

The village is mentioned 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 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

'' as ''Carleton'' in the ''Yarlestre'' hundred. At the time of the Norman invasion, the lord of the manor was ''Ulf of Carleton'', subsequently the lands were granted to the Archbishop of York. The etymology of Carlton is derived from a combination the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

word ''Carl'', meaning free peasants, and the

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

word ''-ton'', meaning ''farm or settlement''. The second part of the name is derived from the Old Norse words of ''Hus'' and ''thwaite'', for ''houses'' and ''meadow'' respectively.

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Stillington electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the White Horse ward of Hambleton District Council.

Geography

The nearest settlements to the village are

Birdforth Birdforth is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 13. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are included in the civil ...

to the south-west; Thormanby to the south south-west; Husthwaite to the south-east;

Coxwold Coxwold is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park. It is 18 miles north of York and is where the Rev. Laurence Sterne wrote '' A Sentimental Journey''. History ...

to the east and Thirkleby to the north-east. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 167, of which 139 were over the age of sixteen and 82 of those were in employment. There were 72 dwellings of which 38 were detached. There are a total of thirteen Grade II listed buildings (three II* listed) in the village, including the Church and the K6 style telephone kiosk.

Religion

There is a church in the village, dedicated to ''St Mary''. The Grade II* listed church was erected in 1685 as a ''

chapel of ease A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently. Often a chapel of ease is deliberately b ...

'', though there may have been an earlier building on the same site. It underwent a renovation in 1885. A Wesleyan Chapel was also built in the village in 1869, but is now a private residence.

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