Meanings
- A village and civil parish in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6623).
Origin
- Old Englishhār“grey, hoar”
- EnglishCharlton Horethorne
See Charlton. The second name Horethorne, derives from Old English hār (“grey, hoar”) + þorn (“thornbush”).
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Charlton Horethorne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charlton%20Horethorne
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