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.

Charlton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henbury

Historical Forms

  • Cerletona c.1140 Episc 1270
  • Cherleton(e) 1299 RBB 1306 FF 1369 BM
  • Chorlton 1327 SR
  • Charl(e)ton 1369 BM 1570 FF 1599 PR

Etymology

Charlton, Cerletona c. 1140 (1270) Episc, Cherleton (e )1299 RBB, 1306FF et freq to 1369 BM, Chorlton 1327SR , Charl (e )ton 1369 BM, 1570FF , 1599 PR 16. 'The peasants' farmstead', v. ceorl , tūn .