Charleton.—par. and vil., S. Devon, on sea-creek,
1½ mile SE. of Kingsbridge, 2379 ac. land and 400 water,
pop. 548; P.O., called West Charleton.—2. Charleton
(Somerset). See Charlton, Queen. _

Charleton.—seat, in par. and 2 miles NW. of Kil-
conquhar ry. sta., Fifeshire.-—2. Charleton, seat, in
par. and 2 miles N. of Montrose, NE. Forfarshire.

Charleville.—market town, Rathgoggan par., N.
co. Cork, 34 m. N. of Cork and 130 m. SW. of Dublin
by rail, 72 ac., pop. 2266; 3 Banks. Market-days, Wed¬
nesday and Saturday. The town is situated 1 mile W.
of the ry. sta., in a rich and fertile district, on a small
stream called the Glynn. It owes its rise to the first
Earl of Orrery, who in honour of Charles II. changed
its name of Rathgoggan to Charleville ; the same noble¬
man founded and. endowed a school here. C. gave his
title to the Earl of Charleville until 1875, when, on the
death of the fifth Earl, the title became extinct.—2.
Charleville, seat, near Tullamore, mid. King’s co.-—3.
Charleville, seat of Viscount Monck, 3½ miles SW. of
Bray, N. co. Wicklow.

Charley, par., N. Leicestershire, near Charnwood
Forest, 5½ miles SW. of Loughborough, 500 ac.,
pop. 43.

Charleymount, hamlet, 2 miles S. of Wednesbury,
E. Staffordshire.

Charllnch, par., W. Somerset, 4 miles NW. of
Bridgwater, 1432 ac., pop. 199.

Charlotte, Port, vil., Kilchoman par., Argyllshire.
See Port Charlotte.

Charlton.-—hundred, S. Berks, 17,935 ac., pop. 9351;
contains 2 pars, and parts of 3 others.—2. Charlton,
township and hamlet, in par. and 1 mile NE. of
Wantage, W. Berks, 1884 ac., pop. 253.—3. Charlton,
tithing, Henbury par., W. Gloucestershire, 5 m. N. of
Bristol.—4. Charlton, tithing, Tetbury par., E. Glou¬
cestershire. •—5. Charlton, hamlet, within Andover
bor., N. Hants; P.O.—6. Charlton, hamlet, Sunbury
par., SW. Middlesex, 3J miles SIS. of Staines.—7.
Charlton, hamlet, 4 miles SW. of Brackley, North¬
amptonshire; P.O.—8. Charlton, hamlet, 2 miles NW.
of Bellingham, S. Northumberland. — 9. Charlton,
place, Wrockwardine par., N. Shropshire, 3J miles W.
of Wellington. — 90. Charlton, hamlet, Kilmersdon
par., E. Somerset, 6½ miles NW. of Frome.—II. Charl¬
ton, hamlet, in par. and 4½ mile E. of Shepton Mallet,
mid. Somerset.—12. Charlton, hamlet, Singleton par.,
W. Sussex, 5J miles S. of Midliurst.—13. Charlton,
hamlet, Donhead St Mary par., S. Wilts, 7½ miles
S. of Hindon.-—14. Charlton, eccl. dist. and ham¬
let, Downton and Standlinch pars., S. Wilts, pop.
418. The hamlet is 4 miles SE. of Salisbury; P.O.—
IS. Charlton, par., N. Wilts, 2 miles NE. of Malmes¬
bury, 5054 ac., pop. 612; p. O.; contains Charlton
Park, seat of the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire.—
18. Charlton, par., N. Wilts, on river Avon, near
Salisbury Plain, 8½ miles SE. of Devizes, 1706 ac., pop.
145; the Roman camp of Casterley is 1½ mile to S.—
17. Charlton, township and hamlet, Cropthorne par.,
E. Worcestershire, near river Avon, 2 miles NW. of
Evesham, pop. 304. — 18. Charlton (Dorset). See
Charlton-Marshall.

Charlton, East, township, in par. and 2J miles NW.
of Bellingham, S. Northumberland, on river North
Tyne, 1840 ac. (16 water), pop. 103.

Charlton, New, hamlet, Charlton next Woolwich
par., W. Kent, near river Thames ; P.O.

Charlton, North, township, Ellingham par., N.
Northumberland, 6½ miles NW. of Alnwick, 1885 ac.,
pop. 159.

Charlton, Old, eccl. dist. and vil., Charlton next
Woolwich par., W. Kent, pop. 4880; P.O., T.O. Charl¬
ton House is in the vicinity of vil.

Charlton, Queen, par., E. Somerset, 5 miles SE. of
Bristol, 955 ac., pop. 115.

Charlton, South, township, Ellingham par., N.
Northumberland, 5 miles NW. of Alnwick, 2808 ac.,
pop. 127; P.O.

Charlton, West, township, Bellingham par., S.
Northumberland, on river North Tyne, 2J miles NW.
of Bellingham, 1908 ac. (25 water), pop. 164.

Charlton Abbots, par., E. Gloucestershire, 6½ miles
NE. of Cheltenham, 2190 ac., pop. 115.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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