Carleton Rode
Carleton Rode is a village (2011 population 785) in Norfolk, England, situated approximately five miles south-east of Attleborough. The village is extremely rural and is spread out over 10.91 square kilometres (4.21 sq mi).
| Carleton Rode | |
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 All Saints, Carleton Rode | |
  Carleton Rode Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 10.91 km2 (4.21 sq mi) |
| Population | 785 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM114926 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR16 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Carleton Rode Voluntary Aided Primary School is, according to a proclamation inside the school, the oldest non-fee paying school in Norfolk.
History
One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book where it is mentioned amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod by the King. The manor given to Roger included 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land and two churches. It has some of the oldest buildings in the whole part of England making it a treasure. From 1808 to 1814 Carleton Rode hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in the port of Great Yarmouth. In the Bishops Transcripts for the Archdeaconry of Norfolk for 1777 the curate John Buxton records; 'In the parish of Carleton we find 416 persons above 16 years of age. 327 Church of England supporting children and servants to profess the same religion with their parents and Masters. 71 Anabaptists; 16 Methodists and 2 Quakers.'
Sport
Carleton Rode is also home to the GP2 team iSport.
References
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p. 1111 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
- ^ Roger Bigod held a number of manors including a massive number in Suffolk and here in Norfolk given to him by the King. These included obviously Swardeston, but also included Swainsthorpe, Ketteringham and Colney
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."
- ^ "Carleton Rode parish information". South Norfolk Council. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
