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

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

History

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

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 churchtower.[6]

War Memorial

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

  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
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