English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Carlett Cottage & Carlett Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Eastham

Historical Forms

  • Carlet Wood 1831 Bry 1839 TA
  • Carlet Park 1860 White

Etymology

( 109–363810 ) [ ˈkærlet ] , Carlet Wood 1831 Bry, 1839TA , Carlet Park 1860 White , cf. Eastham Ferry, EasthamWoods infra . The origin of Carlet ( t ) is unknown . The name has not been observed earlier than 19 . It is applied to a district on a hill overlooking the rocky shore of Mersey about 109 – 363813 . If it were an old formation it might be a descriptive name , i.e . ' hill atthe rock(s) ' or ' rock slope ' , from carr and hlið 1 .