Carlton, Bedfordshire

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Carlton
Carlton Bridge End
Carlton Bridge End
Ceremonial county Bedfordshire
Region East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BEDFORD
Postcode district MK47
Dialling code 01234
Police Bedfordshire
Fire Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance East of England
European Parliament East of England
List of places: UKEnglandBedfordshire

Carlton is a village in the Bedford district of Bedfordshire, England, part of the Carlton with Chellington parish with the adjacent village of Chellington. The River Great Ouse runs just to the north of the village. Nearby places are Harrold, Pavenham, Turvey, Lavendon and Little Odell.

Carlton was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a parish within the Hundred of Willey.[1] In 1934 the separate parishes of Carlton and Chellington merged to become one the parish named Carlton with Chellington.

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  1. ^ British History Online – Parishes and dates [1]

Coordinates: 52°11′36.20″N, 0°36′07.97″W