Little Carlton

Little Carlton is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) east from the town of Louth.

Little Carlton

Church of St Edith's churchyard, Little Carlton
Little Carlton
Location within Lincolnshire
Population129 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF398854
• London130 mi (210 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLouth
Postcode districtLN11
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

An Anglo-Saxon settlement dating from the 7th-century was discovered in the village after a local metal detectorist found a wide range of metal artifacts including twenty styli, coins, pins and trade weights and a lead tablet engraved with the female Anglo-Saxon name 'Cudberg'. An excavation by the archaeology department of Sheffield University found butchered animal bones, high status ceramics and glass, as well as further metal objects. Also encountered were the remains of buildings and the settlement's cemetery. Dr Hugh Willmott from the University said the finds suggest the settlement was a "high-status trading site and not an ordinary village".[2][3][4]

The church was dedicated to St Edith and was largely rebuilt in 1837. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in 1981 and closed.[5] Despite it being Grade II listed in 1986,[6] it was demolished in 1993. Excavation work and a survey were carried out during the demolition, during which a number of blocked doorways and windows were identified.[7] Part of a late 10th-century or early 11th-century grave cover was used as rubble-fill in the south wall of the nave between the two main windows.[8][9]

Little Carlton had a windmill and watermill.[10] The watermill was built in 1820 by J. Saunderson, engineer of Louth, for Joseph Bond.[10] It last worked in 1847 and is Grade II listed. Most of the machinery is missing.[11]

References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. Hays, Brooks (2 March 2016). "Archaeologists find Anglo-Saxon island settlement in England". UPI. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. "Anglo-Saxon 'island' unearthed in Lincolnshire field". BBC News Online. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. Sheffield, University of. "Mystery on the marsh: newly discovered Anglo-Saxon island - Latest - News - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. "St Ediths South Carlton". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  6. "Church of St. Edith, Little Carlton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  7. "St Edith's Church, Little Carlton". Lincs to the past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  8. "Anglo-Saxon grave cover from St Edith's Church, Little Carlton". Lincs to the past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  9. Historic England. "St Edith's Church (1086243)". PastScape. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  10. "Water Mill, Little Carlton". Lincs to the past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  11. "Watermill and Wheel at Little Carlton Mill House, Little Carlton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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