Carleton, West Yorkshire
Carleton is a small village on the southern outskirts of Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel,[1] and two schools, Carleton High School and the Rookeries primary school. Pontefract RUFC is also based in the village.[2]
Carleton was historically a township in the ancient parish of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1938 the civil parish was abolished and merged into Pontefract.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "St Michael". A Church Near You. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Pontefract RUFC website
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Carleton Tn/CP. Retrieved 16 August 2021.