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.

Carlton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Snaith

Historical Forms

  • Carleton(a), Carletun 1086 DB 1182–4 YChvi 1193 P 1194–1214 Selby 1204 OblR 1276 RH 1641 Rates
  • Carletun juxta Snaith, Carletun juxta Snayth 1293 QW 1342 Ass1d 1486 Ipm
  • Carletun juxta Selby 1410 Selby
  • Carletun upon Ayer als. Eyre 1591 FF
  • Karleton, Karletun 1165 P 1219
  • Karletun in Balne, Karletun in Baune 1274 YI
  • Karlinton' 1169 P
  • Karleton, Kerleton 1279–81 QW

Etymology

'Farmstead of the peasants', v. ceorl (replaced by ON  karl), tūn , cf. Carleton ii, 71supra . For the affixes, v. Snaith ii, 25, Balne ii, 1supra , Selby 31 infra .