Charlton, West Sussex
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| Charlton | |
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 View of Charlton from Levin Down | |
  Charlton Location within West Sussex | |
| OS grid reference | SU888130 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chichester |
| Postcode district | PO18 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Charlton is a small village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Singleton to East Dean road 5.3 miles (8.6 km) and the River Lavant north of Chichester. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Singleton.
The name Charlton comes from "churl", meaning free peasant, and "ton", meaning settlement.[1]
