'Charlton' was a
hundred in the
English county of
Berkshire. Like all hundreds, although never abolished, it effectively ceased to function after
1886.
Charlton was one of the seven hundreds of
Windsor Forest. It consists of the
parishes of
Barkham,
Finchampstead,
Hurst (including
Twyford),
Shinfield and
Swallowfield. Before the early
13th century, it also included what became the
parishes of
Arborfield,
Crowthorne,
Earley,
Ruscombe,
Sandhurst,
Sonning,
Wokingham and
Woodley.