Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Parva Ov(e)re, Parva Ou(e)re, Parva Ouer, Parva Over 1260 13 Tab 1277 Dugd 1281 Orm2 1284 Chol 1285 Ch 1299 Orm2

• Little Overe 1278 Misc

• Lit(t)el(e) Overe, Lyttl(e) Overe, Lyt(te)l Overe, Lytil Overe, Lytel Overe, Littel(l) Overe, Litt(i)l Overe, Lit(u)l Overe, Lut(t)el Overe, Lutle Overe, Lettel Overe, Lyttell Overe, Lyttull Overe, Litell Overe 1553 Pat

• Little Ouere Lane 1334 VR

• Litlors 13 Tab

• Litlore 1393 ChRR

• Lyttlore 1398 Orm2

• Lytlore 1400 ChRR

• Lyttel(l)ore 1402 ib

• Lytelore 1405 ib

• Lyttullore 1421 AD

• Litellore 1469 ChRR

• Lyttlelore 1411 ib

• Littlelore 1475 ib

• Lytulhore 1429 Chol

• Lyttelor' 1381 ib

• Leyttelehour' 1333 Tab

• Lutelour 1336 VR

• Lytlour' 1346 Chol

• Lytelour 1353 Eyre 1414 JRL

• Littler (Farm) 1831 Bry 1842 OS

• Netherton, Nethreton iuxta Littlover(e) 1307 Plea

• Nethre Litel Oure, Nether Litel Oure, Nether Litel Ovre 1277 Dugd 1277 VR 1350 Orm2 1299

• Netherlitleovere 1285 Ch

Etymology

'Little Over', from Over supra , with lȳtel, parva (and lane ).Hereabouts was Netherton , Nethreton iuxta Littlover (e )1307 Plea, (Nethre Litel Oure , Nether Litel Oure , Nether Litel Ovre 1277 Dugd, 1277 (1350) VR, 1299 Orm2, Netherlitleovere 1285 Ch), v. neoðera , tūn .