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A 'charterhouse' is a name for any Carthusian monastery; like the word Carthusian, it is derived from Chartreuse, a French valley in the Alps which was where St Bruno built his first hermitage.
It can refer to the following monasteries:

★ London Charterhouse, England

★ Certosa di San Martino, Naples

★ Certosa di Serra San Bruno, Serra San Bruno, Calabria

★ Certosa di Galluzzo

★ Certosa di Casotto
It can also refer to:

★ Charterhouse School, an English public school.

★ Charterhouse, Somerset, a hamlet in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Service, England.

★ Charterhouse Group, an American based private equity firm.

★ Charterhouse Bank Ltd, a Kenyan bank involved in a major money laundering and tax evasion scandal exposed by Titus Mwirigi.

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★ Charterhouse Square, London, England.