Carlton

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US/ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/UK/ˈkɑːltən/

proper noun

A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).

OriginOld English ċeorl →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Any of several place names in England:
    1. A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).
    2. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6453).
    3. A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3921).
    4. A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3905).
    5. A suburb of Nottingham in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6141).
    6. A village in Kelsale cum Carlton parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3864).
    7. A civil parish for Carlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.
    8. A village in Carlton Town parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0684).
    9. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6424).
    10. A village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3610).
    11. A village south-west of Rothwell, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3327).
    12. A civil parish (served by Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council) in Leeds district, West Yorkshire, which includes the settlements of East Carlton and West Carlton.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English, from any of these places.
  3. A suburb of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A locality in Sorell council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  6. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  7. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  8. Various places in the United States of America:
    1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama.
    2. A small city in Madison County, Georgia.
    3. A township in Tama County, Iowa.
    4. A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
    5. A township in Barry County, Michigan.
    6. A small city, the county seat of Carlton County, Minnesota.
    7. A town in Orleans County, New York.
    8. A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
    9. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Texas.
    10. An unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.
    11. A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
  9. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Origin

  1. Old Englishċeorl“freeman”
  2. EnglishCarlton

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Carlton

CharltonCarletonTarltonBorden-Carleton
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Cite this entry
APA

Carlton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlton

MLA

“Carlton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carlton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlton.

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