Littleton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Christleton
Historical Forms
- Parva Cristentona 1121–29(1150),1150 Chest
- Parva Cristelton 1524 ChRR
- Litelton 1435 ChRR 1529 Plea
- Litleton 1535 VE
- Lytleton 1565 ChRR
- Lyttleton 1558 Orm2
- Littleton 1724 NotCestr
- Great Littleton 1539 Plea
- Magna Lyttleton 1545 ib
- Litleton neere Christleton 1599 Chol
Etymology
'The smaller part of Christleton', 'the little hamlet', v. lȳtel , parva , tūn , toun , cf. Christleton 107supra . Great Littleton was probably a manorial division of this township (v. grēat ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Abbot's Well
- Birchbank Fm
- Birch Heath, Birch Heath Lane
- Brown Heath
- Bush Fm
- Christleton Bank & Christleton Hall
- Finisfield Cottage
- Green Lane
- Heathfield Ho
- Hollow Fm
- Laneside
- Little Heath
- Mill Lane
- Old Hall
- Plough Lane
- Quarry Bridge
- Rake Lane
- Rowton Bridge
- Street Way
- Watling Street'
- White Gate Fm
- Woodbank
- Cotton Edmunds Fm, Cotton Fm, Cotton Hall & Cotton Lane
- Hockenhull Platts
- Mill Lane
- Plough Lane
- Stamford Mill
- Littleton-Hill
- Old Hall(lost)
- Pearl Lane
- Vicar's Cross
- Watling Street'
- Brook Lodge
- Claypits Fm
- Elm Bank
- Gorsehall
- Holly Bank
- Moorfields, Moor Lane
- Promised-land Fm
- Ridges Lane
- Ridgeway Fm