Carlton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/
ipa: /ˈkɑːltən/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ltən
Etymology: From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.
Senses: glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6453).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3921).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3905).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A suburb of Nottingham in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6141).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village in Kelsale cum Carlton parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3864).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A civil parish for Carlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village in Carlton Town parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0684).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6424).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3610).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A village south-west of Rothwell, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3327).
glosses: Any of several place names in England:
A civil parish (served by Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council) in Leeds district, West Yorkshire, which includes the settlements of East Carlton and West Carlton.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English, from any of these places.
glosses: A suburb of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
glosses: A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
glosses: A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
A small city in Madison County, Georgia.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
A township in Tama County, Iowa.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
A township in Barry County, Michigan.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
A small city, the county seat of Carlton County, Minnesota.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
A town in Orleans County, New York.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Texas.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.
glosses: Various places in the United States of America:
A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Derived terms: Carlton and Chellington
Carlton Colville
Carlton County
Carlton House desk
Carlton in Cleveland
Carlton in Lindrick
Carlton-on-Trent
Carlton Scroop
Carlton Town
East Carlton
Kelsale cum Carlton
South Carlton
West Carlton
Related terms: Carleton