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Survey of English Place-Names

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Letton

Other OS name in the Parish of Pimperne

Historical Forms

  • Litten Hill bottom 1784 SalisT
  • de Latton' 1327 SR
  • de Lacton' 1332 SR

Etymology

, Litten Hill bottom 1784SalisT , possibly to be associated withWilliam de Latton '1327SR , William de Lacton '1332 SR ( Tarrant K . ) , perhaps from lēac-tūn ' herb garden ' .