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.

Chalton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Moggerhanger

Historical Forms

  • Cerlentone 1086 DB
  • Cherleton 1173 P 1242 Fees870 1331 QW 1428 FA
  • Cherlton 1227 Ass
  • Charleton 1240 FF 1287 Ass 1535 VE
  • Chelton 1242 Fees894
  • Chauton 1250 Ch
  • Chaltone 1276 Ass 1333 Ipm 1369 Cl
  • Chaulton 1766 J

Etymology

v. ceorl , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement