The village of Carlton is located within the county of South Yorkshire.
The Parish Church is called Carlton: St John the Evangelist and serves the parish of Carlton: St John the Evangelist and the benefice of Athersley and Carlton and belongs to the diocese of West Yorkshire & The Dales.
Carlton is situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK and is governed by Barnsley, council.
The village of Carlton is in the Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham region of South Yorkshire within Yorkshire and The Humber.