Castle Carlton
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  south of Louth, and just north of the A157 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 23. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with South Reston. At Castle Carlton, there is a wide moat surrounding a mound on which stood a twelfth-century motte and bailey castle, most likely wooden, founded by Justiciar Hugh Bardolph, who is said to have slain a monster. The village had established itself as a commercial centre by the thirteenth century, reputedly after Hugh Bardolph developed it as a "new town", and it was sometimes known as Market Carlton. Today, it is considered a deserted medieval village, or DMV. The church was dedicated to the Holy Cross and was a small Perpendicular building. It was demolished in 1902. References

External links
"Castle Carlton", Castlefacts.info. Retrieved 9 April 2013
"Castle Carlton", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013
Historical records

Villages in Lincolnshire
Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire
East Lindsey District