. ▁ ▁Car shal ton ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁spr ings ; ▁these ▁may ▁have ▁given ▁the ▁place ▁its ▁name ▁C ars ▁– ▁A ul ▁– ▁ton . ▁A ul ▁means ▁well ▁or ▁spring . ▁A ▁ton ▁is ▁a ▁farm ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁some ▁way ▁en closed . ▁The ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁C ars ▁element ▁is ▁uncertain ▁but ▁early ▁spell ings ▁( K ers ault on ▁and ▁C res ault on ) ▁may ▁indicate ▁connection ▁with ▁a ▁cross ▁or ▁perhaps ▁c ress , ▁water c ress ▁having ▁been ▁grown ▁locally . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁W orth ies ▁of ▁England , ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁historian ▁Thomas ▁Full er ▁refers ▁to ▁Car shal ton ▁for ▁its ▁wal n uts ▁and ▁tr out . ▁ ▁Land ▁was ▁primarily ▁put ▁to ▁a rable ▁use ▁and ▁the ▁river ▁W and le ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁manufact uring ▁using ▁water ▁power . ▁A ▁water ▁mill ▁to ▁gr ind ▁corn ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁mill s ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁paper ▁and ▁par ch ment , ▁le ather , ▁sn uff , ▁log - wood ▁and ▁seed ▁oil . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁ble aching ▁grounds ▁for ▁cal ico . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁tim ber ▁fr amed ▁houses ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁and ▁brick ▁and ▁wooden ▁weather ▁board ed ▁houses ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th , ▁