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 Hartlebury

Historical Forms

  • Cherletona 1182 RBB 18th Hab 13th 17th
  • Chorlton 1327 SR

Etymology

v. ceorl , tun .