Carlton Scroop
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 Church of St Nicholas |
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| Carlton Scroop shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 304 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK949450 |
| • London | 105 mi (169 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRANTHAM |
| Postcode district | NG32 |
| Dialling code | 01400 (Loveden) |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Carlton Scroop is a small village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Thed population of the civil parish (including Normanton) at the 2011 census was 304. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north-east from the market town of Grantham and 4 miles (6 km) east from the village of Hougham. The A607 road to Lincoln passes through the centre of the village.
The village is listed in the Domesday survey as "Carletune".
Carlton Scroop Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Nicholas. Parts of the fabric are Norman, although the most obvious features are Decorated. The east window, depicting two kneeling figures each holding a shield, is an example of 14th-century medieval stained glass. Called the Newmarch window it dates from 1310. The base of the tower is 12th-century and the upper part from 1632, constructed after the former steeple collapsed.
Following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish subscribed to the Grantham Poor Law Union.
The village was once split in two by the Honington and Lincoln railway, opened in 1867, later part of the Great Northern Railway. The railway was closed during the Beeching cuts of 1965.
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