Carleton
CARLETON, a township, in the parish of Red-Marshall, union of Stockton, S. W. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 4 miles (N. W. by W.) from Stockton; containing 157 inhabitants. The township comprises by measurement 1314 acres, of which 1013 are arable, 288 pasture, 7 woodland, and 6 common and roads. The village is situated on the road leading from Darlington to Wynyard, Wolviston, and Hartlepool: the Clarence railway passes through a part of the township. The tithes have been commuted for £187.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.