Carleton Forehoe | |
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Location within Norfolk | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR9 |
Dialling code | 01953 |
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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 of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 123.[2]
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]
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 church tower.[6]
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: