Charlton Abbots
hamlet · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Charlton Abbots means 'the settlement of Ceorl's people, belonging to the Abbot'. 'Charlton' derives from the Old English personal name 'Ceorl' and 'tūn' (settlement). 'Abbots' refers to ownership by an abbot.
Word origins
- Charlton
- Old EnglishAttestedFree peasant's settlement.(from ceorl "free man", tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Abbots
- Old EnglishAttestedBelonging to an abbot.(from abbot "abbot")