East Carlton facts for kids
Quick facts for kids East Carlton |
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 East Carlton Hall |
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| Population | 259 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SP8289 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Market Harborough |
| Postcode district | LE16 |
| Dialling code | 01536 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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East Carlton is a small village in Northamptonshire, England. It sits on a hill overlooking the River Welland valley. The village covers about 1,645 acres (666 hectares) of land.
East Carlton is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the town of Corby. It is now part of North Northamptonshire. Before 2021, it was part of the Corby area. In 2011, about 259 people lived in the village. East Carlton is special because it is one of the "Thankful Villages". This means no one from the village died during World War I.
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History of East Carlton
The name "Carlton" means "farm or settlement of free peasants." People think the Danes first settled here. In the Domesday Book of 1087, the village was called Carlintone. The Domesday Book was a big survey of England ordered by William the Conqueror.
Over many centuries, different families owned land in East Carlton. These included the Hotots, De Kirkeby, and Palmers. Until 1660, the village was split into two parts: East Hall and West Hall. East Hall likely stood where the current hall is today. There are no signs of West Hall left. Its stones might have been used to build other structures later on.
East Carlton Hall and Its Grounds
In the late 1700s, Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet, asked an architect named John Johnson to design a new hall. This new hall was built on the foundations of the older one. Later, in 1817, Sir John Henry Palmer, 7th Baronet, made it even bigger. After that, different important people rented the hall.
The hall was rebuilt again in 1870 by architect Edmund Francis Law. He used red brick and ironstone, making it look like a French château. This new building replaced an older, grand house from 1778. People say the stone wall around the park to the south and east was made from stones of the old hall. Today, East Carlton Hall is a Grade II listed building. This means it is an important historical building. It has large grounds that look out over the Welland Valley.
In the early 1900s, a lot of iron ore was found nearby. Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd, a steel company from Glasgow, bought the hall and its 102-acre (41-hectare) park for £5,000. They built a steelworks in Corby, which was a small village at the time. By 1936, the hall became a place for unmarried male staff to live.
As the steelworks grew, the company built houses for its future employees. Between 1934 and 1935, 59 houses were built in the hall's grounds for senior staff. These houses make up a big part of East Carlton today. The original village is located west of the hall grounds.
In the 1960s, the steel industry in the UK, including Stewarts & Lloyds, became owned by the government. It was called British Steel Corporation. Later, the steel industry changed, and steel making in Corby stopped in 1979. The Corby Borough Council then bought the house and grounds. The house has since been sold to a family and is not open to the public. However, the grounds are now a country park that everyone can visit.
East Carlton Country Park
East Carlton Country Park is a popular place. According to the Corby Borough Council, over 400,000 people visit it each year. Visitors come from nearby towns like Corby, Kettering, and Market Harborough, and from further away.
The Country Park has a heritage centre. This centre shows models and tells the history of the Corby Steelworks. The park also has plenty of parking, a fun play area for kids, and a café.
Other Important Buildings
The village church is called St Peter's. It was built in 1788 and is a Grade I listed building. This means it is a building of exceptional historical importance. Inside, there is a monument to Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet (who died in 1673) and his wife.
North of the church, there is a row of almshouses. These are special homes for poor or elderly people. They were rebuilt in 1866 in the Tudor style. The Rectory, built in 1873, is also nearby. Both the almshouses and the Rectory were designed by the same architect, Edmund Francis Law, who rebuilt the Hall.
Images for kids
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East Carlton Hall
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The Church of St Peter in East Carlton
See also
In Spanish: East Carlton para niños
