Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cerletone 1086 DB

• Cerletona Exon

• Cerlentone, Cerlentonia 1087–1100,c.1165 France

• Cherlentona, Cherlentune 1166–87 France

• Cherlenton 1188 AD

• Cherlinton(e) John AddCh 1219 Sarum

• Cheorleton 1187 France

• Cherleton(e) 1201 P 1242 Ch 1244 Ass 1256 FF 1428 FA

• Cherleton(e) juxta Wymburn 1266 FF

• Cherleton(e) iuxta Canford 1270 ChrP 1372

• Cherleton(e) Marescal 1288 Ass

• Cherleton(e) infra Spectebury 1460 DCMDeed

• Cherlton 1347 Pat

• Cherlton iuxta Blaneford 1429 EgCh

• Cherelton 1244 Ass 1589 Eton

• Charleton 1337 Fine 1340 Pat

• Charleton Marshall 1571 Eton

• Charleton Prioris 1340 NI

• Charleton juxta Speghtebury 1390 FF

• Charilton 1383 Cl

• Chareletoun 1453 MinAcct

• Carleton 1575 Saxton

Etymology

'Farm of the peasants', v. ceorl (gen.pl. ceorla ), tūn , cf. Canford M. par. supra , Wimborne M. par., Spettisbury par., and Blandford F. par. infra ; the early forms in C (h )erlen -, C (h )erin - probably represent an analogical ME  wk.gen.pl. -ene , v. -ena , cf. Wo 105. The affix Marshall is from the family which gave name to Sturminster Marshall par. infra , cf. Henry Marescot (for -scal ) 1258 Ch (grantor of lands in Charlton Marshall to Tarrant abbey), Ralph le Mareschal 1280 ib (witness to a charter confirming the same grant), v. Hutch3 3522, 524, and cf. foll.; -Prioris alludes to the possession of the chapel and tithes of Charlton Marshall by the priory of Spettisbury from l11, v. VCHDo 2119–120.