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Carlton

  • /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ US
  • /ˈkɑːltən/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ltən

Where it comes from

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

proper noun

  1. A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).
  2. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6453).
  3. A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3921).
  4. A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3905).
  5. A suburb of Nottingham in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6141).
  6. A village in Kelsale cum Carlton parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3864).
  7. A civil parish for Carlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.
  8. A village in Carlton Town parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0684).
  9. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6424).
  10. A village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3610).
  11. A village south-west of Rothwell, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3327).
  12. 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.
  13. A habitational surname from Old English, from any of these places.
  14. A suburb of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  15. A locality in Sorell council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  16. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  17. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  18. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  19. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama.
  20. A small city in Madison County, Georgia.
  21. A township in Tama County, Iowa.
  22. A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  23. A township in Barry County, Michigan.
  24. A small city, the county seat of Carlton County, Minnesota.
  25. A town in Orleans County, New York.
  26. A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
  27. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Texas.
  28. An unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.
  29. A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
  30. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ritz, laney, carleton, crate, container, packet, package, box, case, receptacle, wrapper, tub, sleeve, parcel, hamper, chest

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"Carlton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carlton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Carlton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carlton

Chicago

"Carlton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carlton.

BibTeX
@misc{carlton_2026,
  title = {Carlton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carlton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}