Charlton-on-Otmoor
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Charlton-on-Otmoor is a village named from 'ceorla tun', meaning 'the peasants' or 'freemen's settlement'. The 'on-Otmoor' suffix indicates its location on the Otmoor plain.
Word origins
- Charlton
- Old EnglishPeasants' or freemen's settlement(from ceorla "of the ceorls (freemen, peasants)", tun "settlement, farmstead, village")
- on-Otmoor
- Old EnglishLocated on the Otmoor plain(from on "on", motmere "meeting pool, boundary pool")
Historical forms
Cherleton