Carleton Rode

Carleton Rode is a village (population 727ref|population) in Norfolk, England, situated approximately five miles south-east of Attleborough. The village is extremely rural and is spread out over a wide area.

Carleton Rode Voluntary Aided Primary School is, according to a proclamation inside the school, the oldest non-fee paying school in Norfolk.

History

One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book where it is mentioned amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod ref|Domesday by the King. The manor given to Rogerref|Bigod included 30 acres of land and two churches.

From 1808 to 1814 Carleton Rode hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in the port of Great Yarmouth.

port

Carleton Rode is also home to the Grand Prix 2 teamref|isport

References

# "Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. p. 1111 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
# Roger Bigod held a number of manors including a massive number in Suffolk and here in Norfolk given to him by the King. These included obviously Swardeston, but also included Swainsthorpe, Ketteringham and Colney
# Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ."
# [http://www.isportinternational.com/ isport.com]

External links

* [http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/ village's local newspaper website]