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Kittle Barrow Plant.

Early-attested site in the Parish of Langton Herring

Historical Forms

  • Kytelbeare 1429 Midd
  • Kytelbere 1433 Midd
  • Kytle barrowe 1550 Midd
  • Kittle Barrow, Little Kittle Barrow, Middle Kittle Barrow & Yonder Kittle Barrow, Kittle Barrow Mead 1841 TA

Etymology

Kittle Barrow Plant. (SY 606831), Kytelbeare 1429Midd , Kytelbere 1433Midd , Kytle barrowe 1550Midd , Kittle Barrow , Little Kittle Barrow , Middle Kittle Barrow & Yonder Kittle Barrow , Kittle Barrow Mead 1841TA , v. bearu 'wood, grove'. Kittle may be a p.n. 'kite hill' from cȳta and hyll ; the plantation lies at the narrow end of an elongated ridge.