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"Carlton-on-Trent is a pleasant village, township, and chapelry, situated on the Great North Road 2 miles north-west of Norwell, and 7 miles north of Newark, and has a good inn. The township contains 231 inhabitants and 846 acres of land. john Vere Esq. is the principal owner and lord of the manor, and resides at Carlton House, which was built in the last century, and was long the seat of Sir William Earle Welby, Bart. Mrs Hole and George Hutton Riddell Esq have estates and neat residences here.
The chapel, a small ancient building with a brick tower, and annexed to the vicarage of Norwell, was pulled down in 1850, and a new church, dedicated to St Mary, erected on the site thereof, which was consecrated on the 11th of June 1851. It is a neat stone building in the early middle pointed style, and consists of a chancel 32 by 15 feet, a nave 18 by 40 feet, aisles 40 by 5 feet, and a tower 18 feet square and 66 feet high, surmounted by 5 pinnacles, given by James Vere Esq. as also was the organ. There are 250 sittings, 100 of which are free. The font is of carved stone and was the gift of the late Mrs Hutton Riddell, and the communion service was presented by Mrs Hole. The total cost of the building was about £1,600, raised by subscription, towards which the Vere family contributed £600, Joseph Smith Esq. £50 and G.H. Riddell Esq. £50. It is expected, on the death of the present incumbent, it will be formed into a separate district.
In 1849, a new school was erected, and supported by John Vere, Esq., it is a neat brick building. Carlton Steam Mill stands in Sutton parish, it was burnt down in 1831, was soon rebuilt; but was again burnt down, February, 1842 and was again rebuilt, and has an engine of 30 horse power.
The Great Northern Railway Co,, have a neat station, situated about 1 mile from the vilage on the Ossington road, from whence trains depart several times a day. Mr. John Ellis, is station master."
[WHITE's "Directory of Nottinghamshire," 1853]
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The Library at Newark-on-Trent will prove useful in your research.
Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of St. Mary's churchyard on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2014.
Alexander P. KAPP has a photograph of the Church Graveyard on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2012.
- The parish was in the Kneesall sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year |
Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2475 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3538 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2710 |
- Carlton had an Anglican chapel-of-ease to Norwell parish church of rude construction, but great antiquity.
- The chapel stood until 1849 when it was demolished.
- A replacement church was built in 1849 - 1851 and dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. The new church was consecrated on 11 July, 1851.
- Saint Mary's Church could seat 250.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Mary's Church on Geo-graph, taken in December 2005.
- Trevor RICKARD also has a photograph of St. Mary's Church on Geo-graph, taken in January, 2012.
- Derek VOLLER also has a photograph of the church interior on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2012.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1859 for marriages, and 1874 for baptisms and burials.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Collingham.
- The parish was in the Kneesall sub-district of the Southwell Registration District.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
Carlton-on-Trent is a village, a township and a parish. The parish lies on the River Trent and the Old North Road, 121 miles north of London and 7 miles north of Newark-on-Trent. The parish covers 870 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Rail service to the village ceased in 1955.
- By automobile, take the A1 motorway north out of Newark and past Cromwell. The road passes through Carlton-on-Trent.
- Graham HOGG has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2016.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2009. Stop in and ask for a schedule of forth-coming events.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Carlton on Trent to another place.
You can see the administrative areas in which Carlton on Trent has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Ian S. has a photograph of the former Blacksmith's Shop on Old North Road on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2020.
Roger GEACH has a photograph of the Great Northern Inn on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2010.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of Carlton Hall on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2014.
- Carlton House was the seat of John VERE, Esq. in 1881.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK788639 (Lat/Lon: 53.166362, -0.823451), Carlton on Trent which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
The Great War Bulletin for December 7, 1914 tells us that two men of Carlton-on-Trent, Frederick NAYLOR a blacksmith and H. H. BREWIN a butcher, had been appointed as "Special Constables" to assist the police force in the event of a German invasion. The second man may be Harold H. BREWITT, a butcher in the town, but it will take some research to verify the last name. There is a Harold H. BREWITT in the 1901 Carlton-on-Trent census, age 22.
The Great War Bulletin for January 11th, 1914 tells us that sixteen members of the Carlton-on-Trent Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) were presented with "First Aid" and "Home Nursing" certificates.
There is a memorial window with a plaque beneath in St. Mary the Virgin Church dedicated to Lt. Col. George Brenton LAURIE who died in March, 1915. He was the husband of Florence C. V. VERE-LAURIE of Carlton Hall. Note: There is also a battlefield cross to Lt.-Col. George B. LAURIE in the church.
There is a photograph of Lt.-Col. George B. LAURIE of the 1st Btln. Royal Irish Rifles on "Our Nottinghamshire".
Above the battlefield cross there is a light gray stone plaque in an amber frame listing the six men of the parish who fell in World War One.
The six men listed on the plaque are:
- private Harry BROWN, 1st Btln. Sherwood Foresters, son of William and Mary BROWN
- private Percy FAULKNER, 1/8th Btln. Sherwood Foresters, son of Walter and Alice Maud FAULKNER
- private Charles HICKMAN, 3rd Btln. Coldstream Guards, son of Arthur and Emma HICKMAN
- lt.-col. George Brenton LAURIE, 1st Btln. Royal Irish Rifles, husband of Florence C. V. VERE-LAURIE
- rifleman Wilfrid MAY, 17th Btln. King's Royal Rifle Corps, son of Daniel and Sarah Hannah MAY
- private Henry WILSON, Labour Corps, son of H. WILSON
Walter FAULKNER, father of Percy, above, was a gamekeeper to Mrs. CRAIG at Carlton Hall.
Residents of Carlton-on-Trent were "stunned" when their 47-year-old Lord of the Manor was killed in France. See The Newark Great War Bulletin for March 22nd, 1915.
Inside St. Mary's Church is a decorative brass plaque in memory of John VERE who died in 1881:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN VERE,
OF CARLTON HOUSE,
FOR MANY YEARS A
RESIDENT IN THIS PARISH,
AND TO WHOM THE
PARISHIONERS ARE LARGELY
INDEBTED BOTH FOR THEIR
CHURCH AND FOR THEIR SCHOOLS,
DIED 27TH MARCH 1881.
On the west side of the Church nave is a brass plaque to James VERE who died at Torquay on 3 February 1883, aged 84:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JAMES VERE
OF CARLTON HOUSE
WHO DIED AT PARKHILL, TORQUAY FEBRY 1883.
HE GENEROUSLY ADDED THE SPIRE
AND GAVE THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS
TO BEAUTIFY THIS EDIFICE.
And immediately below the above is a plaque to Florence Viscountess Masserne and Ferrard who died in 1978 aged 106:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FLORENCE VISCOUNTESS MASSEREENE
AND FERRARD
Who all her life was a worshipper in this church
and who died on Dec. 14th, 1978 in her 106th year.
At the west tower arch is this plaque:
In grateful memory of
JOHN WILFRID SIDES
1909 – 1987
And his wife
RUBY MARY ELIZABETH SIDES
1912 – 1992
Organist 1932 – 1980
- This place was an ancient chapelry in Norwell parish in Nottingham county.
- This place became a separate, modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
- The parish was in the northern division of the ancient Thurgaton Wapentake (Hundred) in the north-east division of the county.
- You may contact the local Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they are NOT staffed to help you with family history searches.
- District governance is provided by the Newark and Sherwood District Council
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Newark petty session hearings.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, this parish became part of the Southwell Poor Law Union.
- A Parochial School was erected here in 1848.
- Alan MURRAY-RUST has a photograph of the former schoolhouse on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2014.