Queen Charlton

Queen Charlton
Queen Charlton
Location within Somerset
OS grid referenceST634671
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKEYNSHAM
Postcode districtBS31 2
Dialling code0117 986
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Queen Charlton is a small village within the civil parish of Compton Dando, within the unitary authority area of Bath and North East Somerset in Somerset, England. The nearest town is Keynsham, which lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north east of the village.

The village was originally simply Charlton, recorded in 1291 as Cherleton. It was an estate of Keynsham Abbey until the Dissolution, and the prefix was added when the estate was given by Henry VIII to Queen Catherine Parr.

The Church of St Margaret dates from the 12th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. There is a late medieval cross on the village green.

In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 94. On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Compton Dando.