Carleton-in-Craven: what to know before moving day
The village has most everyday things on its doorstep: a primary school, St Mary's Church of 1859, a post office and village store, a pharmacy, the Swan Inn and a social club. The streets around the church and the Swan, include Swan Street, Church Street, Vicars Row, Chapel Street and Beck Side, while West Road, Dale Road and Beech Hill Road lead out to more housing.
Carleton Mill is now homes. It was built in 1861 to spin cotton, made aircraft parts for Rover in the Second World War and later carpets, and closed in 1999; in 2005 it was converted into 51 apartments, with 26 houses built in its grounds. For a mill flat, tell us the floor and whether there is a lift. Older listed homes include Trappes Hall of about 1686, Grade II*, and Spence's Court, a group of almshouses of 1693 set round a courtyard behind gates.
How the van gets to Carleton-in-Craven
Skipton Old Road and West Road carry traffic into the middle of the village from the Skipton side, with Carleton Road and Limehouse Lane joining nearby. Carleton Lane heads south-west out of the village from West Road. From Bradford the van comes up the A629 through the Aire valley towards Skipton and then takes the short run across to Carleton.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Carleton-in-Craven
Each service below links to its Skipton page, which covers how the job works in and around Skipton.
Carleton-in-Craven: questions before you book
Is it spelled Carleton or Carlton?
The name comes from Old English words for a settlement of free peasants, and the spelling with an e is recorded as far back as 1440. The official parish name is Carleton, so use that with the BD23 postcode.
Carleton-in-Craven shares BD23 with Skipton. Does that make it part of the town?
No. It is its own village and civil parish a short way south-west of the town, though it shares the BD23 postcode district with Skipton.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD23 3DP is in Skipton West & West Craven ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Carleton
- Carleton-in-Craven (Wikipedia): just over 1.5 miles south-west of Skipton, 1,118 people in 2011, primary school, St Mary's Church, post office, newsagent and store, pub, social club, pharmacy, most northern village in the South Pennines, name from ceorltun, spelling with an e recorded in 1440, Carleton Mill 1861 (cotton, Rover aircraft parts, carpets, closed 1999, 51 apartments and 26 houses in 2005)
- Listed buildings in Carleton-in-Craven (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List for England): St Mary's Church 1859, Trappes Hall c.1686 Grade II*, Spence's Court almshouses 1693 round a courtyard with gates, The Swan Inn, Carleton Mills 1861
- A629 road (Wikipedia): runs up the Aire valley from Keighley to Skipton
- OpenStreetMap: West Road and its junctions with Skipton Old Road, Swan Street, Park Lane, Beck Side, Beech Hill Road and Carleton Lane; Skipton Old Road to Carleton Road and Limehouse Lane; Church Street, Vicars Row, Chapel Street, Dale Road; The Swan Inn, Carleton WMC, St Mary the Virgin, Carleton Endowed primary school