Carlton, West Yorkshire

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name = Carlton
latitude = 53.740000
longitude = -1.490200
static_

static_image_caption = Village sign showing rhubarb, with rhubarb plants in foreground
population = 169
civil_parish = Carlton
metropolitan_borough = City of Leeds
metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster = Morley and Rothwell
post_town = WAKEFIELD
postcode_area = WF
postcode_district = WF3
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SE337271

Carlton is a village and civil parish in the south of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) from Leeds city centre. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 169. It has a Wakefield WF3 postal address. It is mentioned as "Carlentone" in the 1086 Domesday Book.

Carlton was previously part of Rothwell Urban District. It is now in the Rothwell ward of City of Leeds metropolitan district, and the Morley and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. It is celebrated for its rhubarb growing, and is part of the Rhubarb Triangle.

There are also areas known as West Carlton and East Carlton to the north west of Leeds, near Leeds Bradford International Airport, Yeadon.

External links

* [http://www.ls26.org.uk/content LS26.org.uk - area website]
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