Carlton, Nottinghamshire
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Carlton is a suburb
to the east of the city of Nottingham
in the borough of Gedling
. It is close to Sneinton
, Bakersfield, Mapperley
, and St Anns
. It is near the River Trent
and has an NG4 postcode. In the Domesday Book
of 1086 Carlton is referred to as Carentune
The main shopping street is Carlton Hill, which has several shopping chains, and smaller shops such as newsagent
s, chemist
s, and grocer
s. There is also a fairly large shopping area in Carlton Square, the traditional centre of Carlton (which is currently undergoing redevelopment) and where Carlton Urban District
Council was based before Carlton became part of Gedling Borough council in 1974. Before then the area was used by Carlton Central Primary School for almost a hundred years up until the 1960s. After a piece of masonry fell one night from the roof into the school assembly area the school was demolished and the council house and the current Carlton Square was built in its place. Fortunately a new school had been built on Foxhill Road/Carlton Hill, and Carlton Central Primary School was relocated there. The new school had originally been built to replace the deteriorating St Paul's School on Carlton Hill. St Paul's was closed in 1983 after many years and attempts to find a new site and financing for a new building were unsuccessful. Carlton Central Primary School is not the only primary school in Carlton. Now there is also 'The Sacred Heart' Roman Catholic primary school situated on Southcliffe Road, this was formerly known as 'St Augustines', and Porchester Junior School, which has recently been extended.
Carlton is blessed with two Leisure Centres; an indoor bowling Centre (Richard Herrod Centre) on Foxhill Road and a Swimming Pool and Gym based one (Carlton Forum) on Coningswath Road.
There are number of churches in Carlton, of many denominations. A prominent one is Carlton Pentecostal Church located opposite the Fie Station on Station Road.
There is a railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line
. Local schools are Parkdale School, Carlton-le-Willows Academy, the Gedling School and the The Carlton Academy (next to the large Carlton Forum Leisure Centre on Coningswath Road). There is a Tesco
supermarket
at the bottom (Carlton Square end of) Carlton Hill which was built on top of where St Paul's Primary School, which stood from 1869 until 1983. The school itself was built next to a 17th century graveyard, which was relocated when the Tesco supermarket was to be built on the same land. Rev. Harrison, formally the rector of St Paul's C of E Church is said to have performed an exorcism and there have been no reports since.
Carlton is also where the Midlands Academy of Dance & Drama (also known as MADD) is based. It is one of the UK's top musical theatre colleges.
House prices in Carlton are on a par with most of Nottingham, ranging from £80,000 to around £250,000.
Its most famous resident was the actor
Richard Beckinsale
, who was born there in 1947.
Carlton Town Football Club
were champions of Northern Counties East Football League
Division One in the 2005-2006 season.
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Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
to the east of the city of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
in the borough of Gedling
Gedling
Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in Arnold. It is part of the Greater Nottingham metropolitan area lying to the North and East of the City of Nottingham....
. It is close to Sneinton
Sneinton
Sneinton is a south-eastern suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Carlton to the north, Colwick to the south, Meadow Lane to the southwest and Bakersfield to the east.-Description:...
, Bakersfield, Mapperley
Mapperley
Mapperley is a residential and commercial area of north-eastern Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Sherwood to the north-west, Thorneywood to the south and Gedling to the east.-History:...
, and St Anns
St Anns
St Ann's is an area of Nottingham, England, with a population of around 15,000 people .-History:The area was originally common land. The Enclosure Act of 1845 allowed the city to take 1,068 acres of the Clay fields. The idea was to ease the overcrowding in the St Mary's ward, brought about by the...
. It is near the River Trent
River Trent
The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...
and has an NG4 postcode. In the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 Carlton is referred to as Carentune
The main shopping street is Carlton Hill, which has several shopping chains, and smaller shops such as newsagent
Newsagent
A newsagent's shop , newsagency or newsstand is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Britain and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents...
s, chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
s, and grocer
Grocer
A grocer is a bulk seller of food. Beginning as early as the 14th century, a grocer was a dealer in comestible dry goods such as spices, pepper, sugar, and cocoa, tea and coffee...
s. There is also a fairly large shopping area in Carlton Square, the traditional centre of Carlton (which is currently undergoing redevelopment) and where Carlton Urban District
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
Council was based before Carlton became part of Gedling Borough council in 1974. Before then the area was used by Carlton Central Primary School for almost a hundred years up until the 1960s. After a piece of masonry fell one night from the roof into the school assembly area the school was demolished and the council house and the current Carlton Square was built in its place. Fortunately a new school had been built on Foxhill Road/Carlton Hill, and Carlton Central Primary School was relocated there. The new school had originally been built to replace the deteriorating St Paul's School on Carlton Hill. St Paul's was closed in 1983 after many years and attempts to find a new site and financing for a new building were unsuccessful. Carlton Central Primary School is not the only primary school in Carlton. Now there is also 'The Sacred Heart' Roman Catholic primary school situated on Southcliffe Road, this was formerly known as 'St Augustines', and Porchester Junior School, which has recently been extended.
Carlton is blessed with two Leisure Centres; an indoor bowling Centre (Richard Herrod Centre) on Foxhill Road and a Swimming Pool and Gym based one (Carlton Forum) on Coningswath Road.
There are number of churches in Carlton, of many denominations. A prominent one is Carlton Pentecostal Church located opposite the Fie Station on Station Road.
There is a railway station on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line
Nottingham to Lincoln Line
The Nottingham to Lincoln Line is a railway line in central England, running from Nottingham north east to Lincoln.The line between Newark and Lincoln is currently only cleared for speeds, Nottinghamshire County Council have paid for a study into running....
. Local schools are Parkdale School, Carlton-le-Willows Academy, the Gedling School and the The Carlton Academy (next to the large Carlton Forum Leisure Centre on Coningswath Road). There is a Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
at the bottom (Carlton Square end of) Carlton Hill which was built on top of where St Paul's Primary School, which stood from 1869 until 1983. The school itself was built next to a 17th century graveyard, which was relocated when the Tesco supermarket was to be built on the same land. Rev. Harrison, formally the rector of St Paul's C of E Church is said to have performed an exorcism and there have been no reports since.
Carlton is also where the Midlands Academy of Dance & Drama (also known as MADD) is based. It is one of the UK's top musical theatre colleges.
House prices in Carlton are on a par with most of Nottingham, ranging from £80,000 to around £250,000.
Its most famous resident was the actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Richard Beckinsale
Richard Beckinsale
Richard Arthur Beckinsale was an English actor, best known for his roles as Lennie Godber in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge and Alan Moore in the British sitcom Rising Damp....
, who was born there in 1947.
Carlton Town Football Club
Carlton Town F.C.
Carlton Town F.C. are a football club based in Carlton near Nottingham, England.-History:They were established in 1903 as Sneinton F.C. after the district of Sneinton in which they were based. In 2002 they changed their name to Carlton Town, winning the Central Midlands League the following summer...
were champions of Northern Counties East Football League
Northern Counties East Football League
The Northern Counties East Football League is an English football league that was founded in 1982 by the merger of the former Yorkshire League and Midland League. The league has two divisions at present; The Premier Division and Division One which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football...
Division One in the 2005-2006 season.
Bus services
Nottingham City Transport- 39 Nottingham - Thorneywood - Carlton Valley
- 24: Nottingham - Carlton - Westdale Lane - Holyoake Road (starts September 2010)
- 25: Nottingham - Carlton - Westdale Lane - Mapperley - Arnold
- 25B: Nottingham - Carlton - Westdale Lane - Mapperley.
- 26: Nottingham - Carlton - Burton Joyce.
- 27: Nottingham - Carlton
- N27: Nottingham - Sneinton - Carlton - Mapperley.
- N27: Nottingham - Sneinton - Carlton - Gedling - Mapperley (from September 2010)
- 100: Nottingham - Carlton - Burton Road - Burton Joyce - Lowdham - Southwell.
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- 73/73A: Colwick - Netherfield - Carlton/Sneinton - Mapperley - Arnold.
- 74: Netherfield - Gedling - Carlton - Netherfield.
- S10: Sneinton - Thorneywood - Carlton - Netherfield - Victoria Park