Place:Carleton Rode, Norfolk, England

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NameCarleton Rode
Alt namesCarleton-Rodesource: Family History Library Catalog
Carletunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 187
Carlton Rodesource: GENUKI
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.484°N 1.101°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoDepwade Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Depwade Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
South Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog

NOTE: East Carleton, Carleton Forehoe and Carleton St. Peter also exist in Norfolk.


the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Carleton Rode is a village and civil parish (population 727) in Norfolk, England, situated approximately five miles southeast of Attleborough. The parish is extremely rural and is spreads over 10.91 square kilometres (4.21 sq mi) in the South Norfolk District.

One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is mentioned amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod by the King. The manor given to Roger included 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land and two churches. The parish has some of the oldest buildings in the whole part of England making it a treasure.

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.

Research Tips

  • GENUKI provides a list of references for Carleton Rode. Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
  • GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:
  • Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.
  • Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
  • Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
  • FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.
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