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Carlton

/ˈkɑːltən/US/ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/

Carlton proper noun: a village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).

carlton: a village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555)
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Proper noun

Carlton

  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.
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  1. A habitational surname from Old English, from any of these places.
  2. A suburb of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A locality in Sorell council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  4. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  5. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  6. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama.
  8. A small city in Madison County, Georgia.
  9. A township in Tama County, Iowa.
  10. A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  11. A township in Barry County, Michigan.
  12. A small city, the county seat of Carlton County, Minnesota.
  13. A town in Orleans County, New York.
  14. A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
  15. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Texas.
  16. An unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.
  17. A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
  18. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Origin of Carlton

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

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Words that rhyme with Carlton

Questions about Carlton

What does Carlton mean?
Carlton means a village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).
What part of speech is Carlton?
Carlton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carlton?
Carlton is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ (US).

Words near Carlton in the dictionary

  1. Carlstadt
  2. Carlston
  3. Carlstons
  4. Carlstrom
  5. Carlstroms
  6. Carlton
  7. Carlton and Chellington
  8. Carlton Colville
  9. Carlton County
  10. Carlton House desk
  11. Carlton in Cleveland

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