Baron Charlton[1] (also Charleton, Cherleton)[2][3] is an abeyant title in the
Peerage of England. It was created in 1313 when John Charlton was summoned to Parliament. The Charlton family were a
Shropshire knightly family (with lands in
Charlton near
Wellington, Shropshire),[1] one of whom married Hawise "Gadarn" the heiress of the
Lordship of Powys. This was the former
Welsh Principality of Powys Wenwynwyn, which had as a result of the last prince's submission to
Edward I been transformed into a
marcher lordship. The title fell into
abeyance on the death of the fifth Baron in 1421.