Charlton St Peter
village · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Charlton St Peter is a village named from 'ceorla tun', meaning 'the peasants' or 'freemen's settlement'. The addition of 'St Peter' refers to the parish church dedicated to Saint Peter.
Word origins
- Charlton
- Old EnglishAttestedPeasants' or freemen's settlement(from ceorla "of the ceorls (freemen, peasants)", tun "settlement, farmstead, village")
- St Peter
- LatinParish church dedicated to Saint Peter
Historical forms
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