Carleton Rode

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Carleton Rode
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Carleton Rode
Location within Norfolk
Area10.91 km2 (4.21 sq mi)
Population837 (2021)
•  Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid reference TM114926
Civil parish
  • Carleton Rode
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR16
Dialling code 01953
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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52°29′24″N1°06′49″E / 52.489993°N 1.113567°E / 52.489993; 1.113567

Carleton Rode is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

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Carleton Rode is located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south-east of Attleborough and 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Norwich.

History

Carleton Rode'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 peasants belonging to the de Rode family. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Carleton Rode is recorded as a settlement of 43 households in the hundred of Depwade. The village was divided between the estates of King William I, Alan of Brittany, William de Warenne, Roger Bigod and Eudo, son of Spirewic. [2]

Carleton Rode was the site of a semaphore telegraph station which connected the Admiralty in London to the fleet in Great Yarmouth. [3]

In 1960, an Orlit Post was constructed for the Royal Observer Corps which remained in use until 1968, when it was abandoned. [4] Apparently, renovation work began on the site in 2013.[ citation needed ]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Carleton Rode has a population of 837 people which shows an increase from the 785 people recorded in the 2011 census. [5]

Carleton Rode Primary School is a Church of England school located within the village. [6] The school received a 'Requires Improvement' rating from Ofsted in 2022. [7]

All Saints' Church

Carleton Rode's parish church dates to the Thirteenth Century and has been Grade I listed since 1959. [8] The churchtower was partially rebuilt in the mid-Nineteenth Century after it collapsed and also boasts a detailed rood screen depicting twelve saints. [9]

Sport

The GP2 Series racing team, iSport International has its factory and headquarters in Carleton Rode.[ citation needed ]

Governance

Carleton Rode is part of the electoral ward of Bunwell for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is Waveney Valley which has been represented by the Green Party's Adrian Ramsay MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Carleton Rode's war memorial is located within All Saints' Churchyard. It was erected at the cost of £100 in 1920 after the fundraising effort of Mr. W. H. Brown and was built by F. W. Youngs of Attleborough. The memorial was unveiled by Major Cantley and was dedicated by the Archdeacon of Norfolk, G. M. McDermott. [10] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: [11] [12]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial
2Lt.Hugh V. Cholmeley1st Bn., Grenadier Guards 7 Apr. 1916 Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
Rev.Hatfield A. W. Back HMS Vanguard 9 Jul. 1917 Chatham Naval Memorial
Sgt.Ernest E. Bennington7th Bn., Border Regiment 2 Mar. 1916 Menin Gate
Cpl.Ernest Calton DCM [a] 9th Bn., Essex Regiment 4 Apr. 1918 Ribemont Cemetery
LCpl.Ambrose Leverett2nd Bn., Suffolk Regiment 16 Oct. 1918 South Cemetery, Cologne
Gnr.Oswald H. Balls94th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery 14 Jun. 1917 Cite Bonjean Cemetery
Gnr.Ernest W. Warnes210th (Siege) Bty., R.G.A.22 Oct. 1918 Vadencourt Cemetery
Pte.James SeadonMT Service, Army Service Corps 23 Mar. 1917 Dar es Salaam War Cem.
Pte.Wilfred Breeze Bedfordshire Regiment 22 Mar. 1918 Pozières Memorial
Pte.W. Ernest Colman 19th (Central Ontario) Bn., CEF 10 Nov. 1917 Menin Gate
Pte.James W. Baker 43rd (Cameron Highlanders) Bn., CF 26 Oct. 1917 Menin Gate
Pte.James Saker 49th (Edmonton) Bn., CEF 26 Mar. 1916 Maple Copse Cemetery
Pte.George Page Princess Patricia's C. L. I. 28 Feb. 1915 Voormezeele Cemeteries
Pte.George H. Fuller1st Bn., Essex Regiment 13 Aug. 1915 Helles Memorial
Pte.Robert Palmer17th Bn., Middlesex Regiment 13 Nov. 1916 Serre Road Cemetery
Pte.Frederick Burt2nd Bn., Norfolk Regiment 26 Aug. 1916 Pietà Military Cemetery
Pte.Herbert J. Barber7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.10 Jan. 1916 Guards Cemetery
Pte.James Brown9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.15 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Leonard H. Foster9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.15 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Reginald R. Thurrell Norfolk Yeomanry 7 Sep. 1916 Heilly Station Cemetery
Pte.Wesley Chilvers7th Bn., Queen's Royal Regiment 8 Aug. 1918 Beacon Cemetery

And Arthur Skinner for the Second World War.

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References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Carleton [Rode] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "mnf14978 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "mnf11809 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Carleton Rode (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  6. ↑ website, Carleton Rode C. of E. Va Primary School. "Home". Carleton Rode C of E Va Primary School. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  7. ↑ enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team (19 July 2024). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Carleton Rode - 1305560 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Carleton Rode War Memorial, Carleton Rode - 1442401 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Geograph:: Caister to Croxton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Inspiring Souls, the Carleton Rode archive - War Dead". www.carletonrodearchive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ DCM awarded for defending an isolated post with great courage and driving the enemy back during the German Spring Offensive.
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