Carlton in Lindrick
village · Nottinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name means 'the farmstead of the freemen in the area of Lindrick'. It combines an Old English term for freemen and settlement with the name of the region.
Word origins
- Carl
- Old Englishfreeman, churl(from carle "freeman, peasant")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village, estate(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")
- Lindrick
- Old Norseregion name(from lindryg "lime-ridge")
Historical forms
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