Charlestown

C3H4A1R1L1E1S1T1O1W4N1

proper noun

A village in St Austell Bay parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0351).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A village in St Austell Bay parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0351).
    2. A village near Glossop, High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0392).
    3. A suburb of Weymouth in Chickerell parish, Dorset, formerly in West Dorset district (OS grid ref SY6579).
    4. A suburb and ward in the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8703).
    5. A suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8100).
    6. A neighbourhood of Baildon, Bradford borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1638).
    7. A settlement near Hebden Bridge, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD9726).
  2. A number of places in Scotland:
    1. A hamlet in the City of Aberdeen council area (OS grid ref NJ9300).
    2. A neighbourhood in St Combs, Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NK0563).
    3. A village in Fife council area, on the Firth of Forth (OS grid ref NT0583).
    4. A village in the Black Isle, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH6448).
    5. A hamlet in Wester Ross, Highland council area (OS grid ref NG8174).
    6. A hamlet near Burghead, Moray council area (OS grid ref NJ1367).
  3. A town in County Mayo, Ireland.
  4. A small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  5. A couple of places in Australia:
    1. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
    2. A locality in South Burnett Region, Queensland.
  6. The capital of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  7. A town on Canouan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Clark County, Indiana.
    2. A town in Cecil County, Maryland.
    3. A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
    4. A ghost town in York County, Nebraska.
    5. A town and census-designated place in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
    6. An unincorporated community in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    7. A township in Portage County, Ohio.
    8. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
    9. A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
    10. A town in Calumet County, Wisconsin.

Origin

From Charles + town.

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Translations

Irish Baile Chathail
  • Baile Chathailtown in County Mayo
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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