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Carleton Forehoe

Coordinates: 52°36′25″N 1°05′14″E / 52.606997°N 1.0871077°E / 52.606997; 1.0871077
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Carleton Forehoe
Village sign
Carleton Forehoe is located in Norfolk
Carleton Forehoe
Carleton Forehoe
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR9
Dialling code01953
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°36′25″N 1°05′14″E / 52.606997°N 1.0871077°E / 52.606997; 1.0871077

Carleton Forehoe is a village and former civil parish 9 miles (14 km) west of Norwich,[1] now in the parish of Kimberley and Carleton Forehoe, in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 123.[2]

History

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Carleton Forehoe's name is of Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for a settlement of free men close to four earthen mounds.[3]

In the Domesday Book, Carleton Forehoe was recorded Carletuna/Karletuna[4] with 40 households and the principal village in the hundred of Forehoe. The land of the village was divided between King William, Alan of Brittany and St Benet's Abbey.

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kimberley.[5]

St. Mary's Church

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Carleton Forehoe's Parish Church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Mary. It is unusual for Norfolk churches due to the red brick elements of the church tower.[6]

War memorial

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Carleton Forehoe's war memorial takes the form of a plaque inside St. Mary's Church. It lists the following names for the First World War:

References

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  1. ^ "Distance from Carleton Forehoe [52.60925, 1.088332]". GENUKI. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Carleton Forehoe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 20, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Carleton%20Forehoe
  4. ^ "Norfolk A-C". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Carleton Forehoe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ Knott, S. (2020). Retrieved November 20, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/carltonforehoe/carltonforehoe.htm
  7. ^ Barnham Broom & Upper Yare Remembrance Project. (2022). Retrieved November 20, 2022. https://www.bbuyremembrance.org/the-fallen-overview/carleton-forehoe