Chellington

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General
Carlton Hill

A brief note about the area
Phantom horses and a ghostly horse and rider
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General

Chellington and Carlton were at one time separate villages but are now effectively joined with a combined population of 840. They share a common street which runs down to Harrold Bridge, a raised mediaeval causeway that provided a dry route during times of flood. It was the building of the causeway which united the villages. Even after the villages were joined their origins were still marked by the original parish churches, St Mary’s to the west and St Nicholas to the east.

The name is believed to derive from an Old English personal name (a woman’s) and the word tun thus giving ‘Ceolwynn’s farm or settlement‘.

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Carlton Hill

The ancient road which runs from Chellington to Pavenham rises up forty five metres from the valley as Carlton Hill. A lady cyclist from Harrold was pushing her bicycle up Carlton Hill when she observed two horses galloping at speed towards her. She moved out of the way on to the grass verge as the horses went thundering past. At the speed they were travelling she feared there would be a terrible accident when they reached the cross roads in Chellington so she cycled quickly back down the hill to see if she could help. When she reached the crossroads there was no sign of the horses.

More recently motorists have had to brake sharply on Carlton Hill when faced with a galloping phantom horse and rider.

This is a dangerous road to walk at night as cars come down the hill very quickly. At the time we visited, 22:00, we regularly had to get out of the way of speeding cars.

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To view a report about Carlton Hill see: 28-01-2005