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.

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

    , 1830 M , v. park

  5. Hodgson Mill (Other OS name, Brough, Westmorland)

    , named from the local family of Hodg (e )son ( 1560 ff , ( B ) freq , 1672 NWm 105 , 1761 CW xix, 148, etc. )

  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

  9. Rakestraw (Other OS name, Brough, Westmorland)

    , 1843TA , named from the family of John Rakestraw , Rakestray , Isabell Raikstraw , etc . ( 1661 , 1671 , ( B ) 85 , 192 , 324 etc . ) ,