Charlestown

See also: Charles Town

English

Etymology

From Charles +‎ town.

Proper noun

Charlestown

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A village in St Austell Bay parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0351).
   2. A village near Glossop, High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0392).
   3. A suburb of Weymouth in Chickerell parish, Dorset, formerly in West Dorset district (OS grid ref SY6579).
   4. A suburb and ward in the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8703).
   5. A suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8100).
   6. A neighbourhood of Baildon, Bradford borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1638).
   7. A settlement near Hebden Bridge, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD9726).
2. A number of places in Scotland:
   1. A hamlet in the City of Aberdeen council area (OS grid ref NJ9300).
   2. A neighbourhood in St Combs, Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NK0563).
   3. A village in Fife council area, on the Firth of Forth (OS grid ref NT0583).
   4. A village in the Black Isle, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH6448).
   5. A hamlet in Wester Ross, Highland council area (OS grid ref NG8174).
   6. A hamlet near Burghead, Moray council area (OS grid ref NJ1367).
3. A town in County Mayo, Ireland.
4. A small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
5. A couple of places in Australia:
   1. A town in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
   2. A locality in South Burnett Region, Queensland.
6. The capital of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
7. A town on Canouan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
8. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Clark County, Indiana.
   2. A town in Cecil County, Maryland.
   3. A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
   4. A ghost town in York County, Nebraska.
   5. A town and census-designated place in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
   6. An unincorporated community in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
   7. A township in Portage County, Ohio.
   8. An unincorporated area of Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
   9. A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
   10. A town in Calumet County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Saint Paul Charlestown

 

Translations

town in County Mayo

• Irish: Baile Chathail m
• Marathi: चार्ल्सटाउन (cārlsaṭāun)

See also

• Charleston
• Charles Town