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Little Strickland

Major Settlement in the Parish of Morland

Historical Forms

  • Stirk(e)land, Styrk(e)land 1231 MdMb 1241 1256 Ass2 1401 Cl
  • parva- c.1233 MdMb 1279 Ass1 1415 NWm
  • Stri(c)kland, Strykland 1370 Ipm 1395 Pat
  • Li-, Lyt(y)le- 1527 Wyb 1589 Dep 1600 PR(Mrl)
  • Lit(t)el- 1632 ib

Etymology

v. Great Strickland (ii, 149supra ), lȳtel (Lat  parva ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site