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.

  1. Charlton Hundred (Hundred in Berkshire)

    'Hill of the peasants', v. ceorl , dūn . This was presumably the name of the meeting-place, which has not been

  2. Hurstingstone Hundred (Hundred in Huntingdonshire)

    The history of this Hundred-name has been made out by Mr Goodall in the paper already referred to s. n. Sword Point supra 190. He makes a convincing case for thinking that

  3. Charlton Abbots (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  4. Charlton Kings (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  5. Charlton Park (Other OS name, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire)

    , 1830 M , v. park

  6. Home Fm (Other OS name, Grove, Berkshire)

    , in Charlton village

  7. New England Hill (Other OS name, Winkfield, Berkshire)

    , 1761 Rocque , 1790 Pride ( v. 284 )

  8. New England Wd (Other OS name, Shottesbrooke, Berkshire)

    , on the parish boundary , v. 284