Charlton

C3H4A1R1L1T1O1N1
/ˈtʃɑː(ɹ)ltən/

proper noun

A suburban area in the borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4178).

OriginOld English ċeorl →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A suburban area in the borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4178).
    2. Charlton Athletic football club is located here.
    3. A village and civil parish north-west of Andover, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3547).
    4. A hamlet in Hitchin Priory ward, Hitchin, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1728).
    5. A village in Newbottle parish, South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5236).
    6. A small settlement in Bellingham parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8085).
    7. An eastern suburb of Wantage, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4088).
    8. A small settlement in Wrockwardine parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5911).
    9. A hamlet in Kilmersdon parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6852).
    10. An eastern suburb of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6343).
    11. A hamlet in Creech St Michael parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2926).
    12. A village between Shepperton and Ashford, Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0869).
    13. A small village in Singleton parish, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8812).
    14. A village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9688).
    15. A small village in Donhead St Mary parish, south Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9021).
    16. A village and civil parish near Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0145).
    17. A small settlement in Hartlebury parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8371).
  2. A community in Charlton and Dack municipality, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. A township in Otsego County, Michigan.
    3. A town with historic district in Saratoga County, New York.
  4. A rural locality in Gore district, Southland, New Zealand.
  5. A place in Australia:
    1. A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Oberon council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
    3. A town in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.
  6. A surname from Old English derived from the English place name.

Origin

  1. Old Englishċeorl“freeman”
  2. EnglishCharlton

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Carlton.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Charlton

CarltonCarletonTarltonBorden-Carleton
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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