Carlton Castle
Castle Hill is the name given to the once substantial motte and bailey, perhaps double bailey, apparently associated with the then new town of Castle Carlton in the county of Lincolnshire, some 7 miles south-east of Louth, between the villages of North and South Reston.Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in Reston, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Carlton”, “Castle Hill”, and “Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St. Edith and Church of St. John the Baptist.
Church of St. Edith
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St. Edith is situated 4,000 feet west of Carlton Castle.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St. John the Baptist is situated 1½ miles northeast of Carlton Castle.
Legbourne Road railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Legbourne Road was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the village of Legbourne in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. The station was closed to passengers in 1953, and withdrawal of goods facilities took place in 1964. Legbourne Road railway station is situated 2½ miles west of Carlton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Carlton and South Reston.
Castle Carlton
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Carlton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Reston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 5 miles south of Louth, and just north of the A157 road.
South Reston
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Reston is a village in the civil parish of Reston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A157 road 5 miles south-east from the town of Louth.
North Reston
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Reston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Reston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and on the A157 road about 4 miles south-east from the town of Louth.
Carlton Castle
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Reston, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.33085° or 53° 19′ 51″ northLongitude
0.0932° or 0° 5′ 36″ eastElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9F5283JV+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 2660062139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Carlton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Carlton”
- German: “Carlton Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Carlton”
- Swedish: “Castle Carlton”
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