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.

Litley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Lytel(l)egh, Litel(l)egh 1307 Tab 1308 Whall
  • Litley 1335 Orm2 1666

Etymology

'The little clearing', v. lȳtel , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site