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 Abbots (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  2. Charlton Kings (Parish in Gloucestershire)

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

    , 1830 M , v. park

  4. 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. )

  5. 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 . ) ,