Carleton-in-Craven

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{distinguish|Carlton, North Yorkshire (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2015}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53|56|36|N|2|02|41|W|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Carleton-in-Craven

| static_image = Beck Side Carleton in Craven.jpg

| static_image_caption = Beck Side, Carleton-in-Craven

| population = 1,118

| population_ref = (2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=1170216734|title=Carleton Parish |accessdate=24 March 2018}}

| civil_parish = Carleton

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster =

| post_town = Skipton

| postcode_district = BD23

| postcode_area = BD

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SD971497

| london_distance_mi = 185

| london_direction = SSE

}}

Carleton-in-Craven is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, and situated just over {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1}} south-west from the market town of Skipton.

The village had a population of 1,118 at the 2011 Census, and contains a primary school, St Mary's Church, a post office, newsagents & village store, public house, a social club, and a pharmacy.

Geographically, the village of Carleton-in-Craven is the most northern village in the South Pennines.

The spelling of the village name, with an 'e', can be seen in a record, dated 1440, mentioning Robert Mosele, a husbandman of the village, who was accused by Robert Blakey of carrying away some of the latter's goods.As late as 1908, the West Riding County Council spelt Carlton without the "e" on the engraved stone plaque incorporated into the magnificent re-built stone bridge over the River Aire on the road to Skipton.[http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no717/bCP40no717dorses/IMG_1689.htm "CP 40 / 717"], Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; first entry, University of Houston. Retrieved 5 April 2015

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.{{Cite web |title=History of Carleton, in Craven and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11940 |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=A Vision of Britain}} From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

File:Carlton in Craven old factory 02.JPG

Carleton Mill dates to 1861,{{cite web|title=Taking The Aire|url=http://timothytaylor.co.uk/pdf/Skipton-Walk_Low-Res.pdf|website=Timothy Taylor|accessdate=28 November 2015}} when it was built for spinning cotton; the mill later housed a mail-order business throughout the 1930s. During the Second World War the Rover company used the building to produce aircraft parts. Shortly after the war, the mill returned to its original use as a textile factory and later produced carpets, eventually closing in November 1999.{{cite web|title=Carleton-in-Craven|url=http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5231&p=0|website=|publisher=Craven District Council|accessdate=28 November 2015|page=6|date=2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050609/http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5231&p=0|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Mill Conversion is Taking Shape|url=http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/8013404.Mill_conversion_is_taking_shape/|accessdate=28 November 2015|work=Craven Herald|date=13 June 2003}} In 2005 it was converted to luxury apartments by Novo Homes, with 51 apartments in the mill and 26 houses constructed within the grounds.{{cite news|title=Mill scheme finally wins approval|url=http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/8043668.Mill_scheme_finally_wins_approval/|accessdate=28 November 2015|work=Craven Herald & Pioneer|date=5 April 2001}}