Queen Charlton
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'Queen's Charlton'. It is named in honour of Queen Eleanor, wife of Henry III, and 'Charlton' means 'free peasants' settlement'.
Word origins
- Queen
- Old EnglishNamed in honour of Queen Eleanor.
- Charlton
- Old EnglishAttestedFree peasants' settlement.(from ceorl "freeman, peasant", tūn "settlement, village")
Historical forms
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