Charle Mont
Early-attested site in the Parish of Manea
Historical Forms
- Charlemont 1638 Imb
Etymology
Charle Mont (6″) is Charlemont 1638 Imb. “On 23 July 1638 (owing to the opposition of the fenmen) Charles I declared himself the sole Adventurer for the reclamation of the Fens….An eminent town was to be built in the midst of the Level, on the site of the little village of Manea, to be called Charlemont , the design whereof the King drew himself…” (Fenland v, 365).