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.

South Carlton

Major Settlement in the Parish of South Carlton

Historical Forms

  • Suthcarleton' 1271–2 Ass 1294 Barl
  • Suth Carleton 1296 Ipm
  • Southcarleton 1345 Barl
  • Southcarleton by Lincoln 1485 Pat
  • Southcarlton beside Lincoln 1545 LP
  • Sowth carlton 1562–7 LNQ
  • S: Carleton 1576 Saxton
  • South Carleton 1581 Moulton
  • South Carleton on the Lings 1610 Speed