Littlecote
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stewkley
Historical Forms
- Litecota 1086 DB 1155 NLC
- Litecote 1152–8 NLC
- Litlecot(e) 1189 P 1284 FA 1300 Ipm 1345 Pat
- Letlecote 1195 Cur
- Lutlecote 1195 Cur 1241 Ass
- Lyt(t)elcote 1386 IpmR 1485 Ipm
- Lidcote 1691 Thornton
- Littlecote al. Lidcote 1720 L.iii.329
- Littlecote al. Litcote 1806 Lysons
Etymology
Self-explanatory. Pronunciations of little with a d are fairly common dialectally (EDG 514).