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Carlton Colville is an area in the suburbs of Lowestoft, also an electoral ward in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk, located south-west of the centre of the town. Significant residential development has occurred in the area since the 1960s, including more than 1,000 homes built in Carlton Park. The area lies along the A146 Lowestoft to Beccles road. Carlton Colville has boundaries with Oulton Broad, Gisleham and Pakefield. It forms the south-western edge of Lowestoft, with Mutford to the south-east. The electoral ward continues to the north to the River Waveney and had a population of 6,612 at the 2001 census, increasing to 8505 at the 2011 Census. Formerly a civil parish, the area was granted town council status in August 2011, retaining the same powers and funding.〔(Carlton Colville takes big step forward ), ''Lowestoft Journal'', 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-08-19.〕 == History == Archaeological investigations have discovered evidence of settlement from the prehistoric to the medieval periods, including 3 large stone axe heads dating from the neolithic or early Bronze Age discovered together in a pit.〔Bournemouth University (2001) (Archaeological Investigations Project 2001 - Field Evaluations: Suffolk ). Retrieved 2009-11-28.〕 Bloodmoor Hill, located between Carlton Colville and Pakefield, was the site of settlement in the 2nd and 3rd centuries and the 7th and 8th centuries.〔Cambridge Archaeological Unit (A Roman and Saxon settlement at Bloodmoor Hill, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft ). Retrieved 2009-11-28.〕 The Saxon period consisted of a relatively dense settlement as well as a cemetery which included at least one rich barrow burial.〔 Artifacts were discovered in the cemetery in the 18th Century and the site was the subject of archaeological investigations between 1998 and 2006.〔〔English Heritage (2008) (Historic Environment Enabling Programme Online - Report Detail: Bloodmoor Hill ). Retrieved 2009-11-28.〕 At the Domesday survey Carlton Colville was known as Carletuna or Karletun.〔(Carlton Colville ), The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 2011-04-05.〕 It had a population of 45 households and a tax value of 4½ geld〔(Carlton Colville ), Domesday Map. Retrieved 2011-04-05.〕 and was part of the estate of Earl Hugh of Chester.〔〔''Domesday Book: folio 302r'', National Archives.〕 A moated site south of Carlton Colville is believed to be the site of a medieval manor and is a scheduled monument.〔(Moated site 200m south west of Bell Farm ), ''English Heritage''. Retrieved 2011-04-05.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carlton Colville」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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