English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Littondale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arncliffe

Historical Forms

  • Littun(e)dale, Litton(e)dale, Lytton(e)dale 12 Font 1198 Fount 1227 1239 Ch 1246 Font 1271 Baild 1632 WRC
  • the Forest or Chase of Lytton(e)dale 1655 YASDd
  • Lettendale 1462 Pat
  • Lyttondail(l) 1588,1597 FF

Etymology

Littondale, Littun (e )dale , Litton (e )dale , Lytton (e )dale 12 Font, 1198 Fount, 1227 FF, Percy, 1239 Ch, 1246 Font, 1271 Baildet passim to 1632 WRC, the Forest or Chase of Lytton (e )dale 1655YAS Dd 104, Lettendale 1462 Pat, Lyttondail (l )1588, 1597 FF. 'The valley in which Litton stands', v. dæl , dalr . It is the valley of the R. Skirfare. Other valleys in these parts of Yorkshire are named from villages (Kettlewell Dale 108supra , Malham Dale 128infra , Wensleydale YN 246, etc.).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site