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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.

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  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. Charlton Abbots (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  3. Charlton Kings (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  4. Nineveh (Early-attested site, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire)

    Nineveh is so named in 1830 (O.S.). This type of name is to be found in nearly all English counties. In Warwickshire we have New York, Canada, Bermuda, Labrador, Newfoundland, New

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

    , 1830 M , v. park

  6. Cuttle and Cuttle Bridge (Other OS name, Long Itchington, Warwickshire)

    Cuttole AD iii; Cuttle brook 1725 B; Cutwell, Cuttle close, Cuttle brook, Cuttle lane 1761 EnclA

    . Cf. Cuttole n.d. AD iii , Cuttle brook 1725 B , Cutwell , Cuttle close , Cuttle brook , Cuttle lane 1761EnclA . v.

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

    , in Charlton village

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

    , 1761 Rocque , 1790 Pride ( v. 284 )

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

    , on the parish boundary , v. 284

  10. Three Bridge Fm and Waterloo Fm (Other OS name, Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) are so named c. 1830 (O.S.) . The latter is a very common farm - name in England , from the battle in 1815 . Cf. Portobello Fminfra 306

  11. Whitehouse Common (Other OS name, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire)

    Whitehouse 1725 B

    . Cf. Whitehouse 1725 B