Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cherliston 1186–94 Chest

• Cherletunia 1189–99 Orm2

• Cherletun 12 Sheaf 1315 Orm2

• Cherleton 1188–99,m13 1278 1433 ChRR

• Cherleton in Wyrhale 1294 ChF, JRC

• Cherlton 13 Chest 1294 ChFor 1305–23 Chest 1325 ChRR

• Chorleton 1216–72 Orm2 l13 JRC 1328 ChRR 1579 Dugd

• Chorleton in Wirhal l13 JRC

• Chorleton juxta Bacford 1326 Orm2

• Churliston 1255–62 Orm2 1265–91 Chest

• Churlston 1265–91 ib

• Chorulton 1262 JRC

• Chorlton 1270–83 Chest 1288 ChFor

• Chorlton in Wirall 1290–1305 Chest

• Chorltona 1305–23 ib

• Chorletat 1349 Orm2

• Chorton 17 Sheaf

• Chorlton alias Charlton 1613 Orm2

• Chalton 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

'The peasant's or peasants' farm', v. ceorl , (gen.sg. ceorles , gen.pl. ceorla ), tūn . The township is in Wirral and beside Backford 172supra . The alternation of sg. and pl. forms in the first el. ceorl indicates that the gen.sg. is used here in a collective sense.