English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Charlwood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Charlwood

Historical Forms

  • Cherlewde 12th Lewes
  • Chierlewode late12th AddCh
  • Cherlewod' 1199 Cur
  • Cherlewude 1200 FF
  • Cherlewode 1218 ClR 1223 Bracton 1225 Ass 1459 FF
  • Charlewode 1304–16 Ch 1353 FF 1488 Ipm
  • Charleywode 1553 SACiv
  • Charwood 1609 SrWills
  • Chorlwode 1372 FF

Etymology

'Wood of the ceorls ,' v. ceorl .