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Carlton, Nottinghamshire




  latitude 5296
  longitude -111
  map Type Nottinghamshire
  official Name Carlton
  shire District Gedling
  shire County Nottinghamshire
  region East Midlands
  constituency Westminster Gedling
  post Town NOTTINGHAM
  postcode District NG4
  postcode Area NG
  dial Code 0115
  os Grid Reference SK6041


Carlton is a Suburb to the east of the city of Nottingham in the borough of Gedling . It is close to Sneinton , Bakersfield , Mapperley , and St Anns . It is near the River Trent and has an NG4 Postcode .

The main shopping street is Carlton Hill, which has several shopping chains, and smaller shops such as Newsagent s, Chemist s, and Grocer s. There is also a fairly large shopping area in Carlton Square, the traditional centre of Carlton (which is currently undergoing redevelopment) and where Carlton Urban District Council was based before Carlton became part of Gedling Borough council in 1974. Before then the area was used by Carlton Central Primary School for almost a hundred years up until the 1960s when, after a piece of masonry fell from the roof into the school assembly area (during the night, fortunately no-one was injured), the school was demolished and rebuilt on Foxhill Road/Carlton Hill, the council house and the current Carlton Square was built in its place.

There is a railway station on the on Carlton Hill which was built on top of where the St Paul's primary school stood from around 1880-1983 when it was demolished. The school itself was built next to a graveyard from the 17th Century, which was moved when Tesco was built. Shortly after Tesco was built there were reports of Poltergeist activity in the bakery which was situated over the cemetery but the rector of St Paul's at the time performed an exorcism and there have been no reports since.

House prices in Carlton are on a par with most of Nottingham, ranging from £80,000 to around £250,000.

Its most famous resident was the Actor Richard Beckinsale , who was born there in 1947 .

Carlton Town Football Club were champions of Northern Counties East Football League Division One in the 2005-2006 season.


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