Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lidinton' 1194,1195,1209,1212 P 1226 Pat 1280 Ass

• Lydinton 1249 FF 1304 Pat

• Lidington 1275 Banco

• Lidenton' 1280 Ass

• Lideton(') 13 Douce 1204 Cur 1212 Fees 1244 Ass

• Liddeton' 1244 Ass

• Lyditune 1271 Ipm

• Lydeton 1273 Banco

• Litytone 1280 QW

• Liditon 1304 Ch

• Ludeton(') 1204 Cur 1232 Pat 1236 FF 1244 Ass 1253 Cl

• Magna Ludeton(') 1260 Hutch3 1268 Ass 1273 Banco 1275 RH 1280 Ass 1356 Weld2

• Ludetun(') 1285 FA 1356 Weld2

• Luditon Hy3 Ipm 1236 FF

• 'Great Luditon' 1271 Ipm

• Ludyton 1301 FF

• Ludinton' 1205 Cur 1235–6 Fees 1244 Ass

• Ludynton' 1280 Ass 1287 FF

• Ludyngton 1291 Tax 1368–1414 Pat 1428 FA

• Luidington' 1280 Ass

• Lutton(e) 1258 Cl 1268 Ass 1332 SR 1432 Fine

• Lutton Gorges 1316 Drew

• Luiton(e) (sic) 1324 Cl 1346 FA

• Lhuttone 1327 SR

• Lodeton' 1268 Ass

• Ledeton' 1288 Ass

• Lytton(e) 1360 Ipm 1380 Pat

• Lytton(e) alias Lutton 1589 DCMCt

• Litton 1384 HarlCh 1653 ParlSurv

• Litton Cheney 1664 HTax

Etymology

'Farmstead or settlement on the stream called *Hlȳde , the noisy one' from OE  *hlȳde (gen.sg. -an ) 'loud stream, torrent' (a derivative of OE  hlūd 'loud') and tūn. It is possible there is some alternation of the first el. with a synonymous form *Hlȳding (from *hlȳde with -ing 2 ). The stream in question rises near St Mary's Church (springs marked 6″) and flows S through the village to join R. Bride. Liddington W 282–3 is apparently identical in origin. The affixes are manorial. Litton was held by Ralph de Gorges in 1248 Chet freq to 1304 Ch, cf. also Elena de Gorges 1287 FF, John de Gorges 1314 Ass (Fry) and v. Hutch3 2749. The Cheyne family held (part of) the manor from the late 14th cent., cf. Ralph Cheyne 1388, 1392 Cl, 1401 Hutch3, William Chayny 1412, Alice Cheyne 1431 FA, and v. Hutch3 2749.