Road into Carlton
Introduction
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Road into Carlton
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 16 Feb 2014
According to http://www.carltonwithchellington.co.uk/village_history.htm this is the most southerly example of the use of the viking-derived name Carleton (meaning free man). It indicates that this was as far south as the Vikings got. The River Ouse formed a boundary to the Viking influence.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.191513
Longitude
-0.601133