Carleton Rode
Carleton Rode is a village in Norfolk, England, situated approximately five miles south-east of Attleborough. The village is extremely rural and is spread out over.
Carleton Rode Voluntary Aided Primary School is, according to a proclamation inside the school, the oldest non-fee paying school in Norfolk.History
One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book where it is mentioned amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod by the King. The manor given to Roger included of land and two churches.
It has some of the oldest buildings in the whole part of England making it a treasure.
From 1808 to 1814 Carleton Rode hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in the port of Great Yarmouth.
In the Bishops Transcripts for the Archdeaconry of Norfolk for 1777 the curate John Buxton records; 'In the parish of Carleton we find 416 persons above 16 years of age. 327 Church of England supporting children and servants to profess the same religion with their parents and Masters. 71 Anabaptists; 16 Methodists and 2 Quakers.'Sport
Carleton Rode is also home to the GP2 team iSport.
