Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Litelfrome 1086 DB 1360 ChrP 15

• Litelfroma 1086 Exon

• Litlefrom(e) 1201–1203 P 1280 Ass

• Litlefroma 1263 Ipm

• Litleffrome 1288 Ass

• Littlefroma 1242–3 Fees

• Littlefrome 1286 Ch 1288 Ass

• Lytlefrome 1268 ib

• Lytelfrome 1322 Ext 1332 SR 1392 Pat

• Lytel Frome 1412 FA

• Frome 1100–35 Pat 1496 Ch 1107 1300

• From(e) 1205,1226 Cur 1303 1343–5 Ipm 1361 Cl

• Parva Frome 1223 Cur 1235–6 Fees 1268 Ass 1293 FF

• Frome Quintin, Frome Qu(e)yntin 1280 Ass

• Fromequintin 1288 Ass

• Frome Quentyn 1291 Tax 1428 FA

• Frome St Quintin 1387 Cl 1486 Ipm

• Frome Quinteyn 1412 FA

• Frome Quynteyn 1428,1431 ib

• Fromeseyntquynteyn' 1452 Weld1

• Frome St Quinton 1596 Ilch 1664 HTax

• Froome St Quynten 1598 Ilch

• Froome St Quyntin 1630 Ilch

• Froomquinton 1599 Ilch

• de St Quintin in 1174 Hutch3 (2 643)

• de St Quintin (de Sancto Quintino) in 1286 Ch, 1288 Ass, 1303 Hutch3 (ib)

• de Sancto Quintino, Quyntino 1327 SR

Etymology

One of four Do pars. named from R. Frome, v. RNs.infra . Originally 'little estate on R. Frome', v. lȳtel , parva ; as late as 1939 Kelly, the entry for this par. reads 'Frome Saint Quintin (or Little Frome)'. The affix St Quintin is manorial: the manor was held by Richard de St Quintin in 1174 Hutch3 (2 643) and by Herbert de St Quintin (de Sancto Quintino ) in 1286 Ch, 1288Ass , 1303 Hutch3 (ib), cf. also Herbert de Sancto Quintino , Robert de Sancto Quintino , Quyntino 1327 SR. The same family (from one of the places called St Quentin in France, v. Tengvik 113) gave its name to Fifehead St Quintin in Fifehead Neville par. 2 95–6.