Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Licheminster, Lyccemynistr' 1244 Ass

• Lycemynistr' 1253,1262 FF

• Lycheministr(e) 1288 Ass

• Lychet(t) Minystre, Lichet(t) Minystre, Lichet(t) Min(i)stre, Lichet(t) Mynstr(e), Lichet(t) Mynster 1280 1285 FF 1539 Ct

• Lichet(t) Menstr' 1348 DCMDeed

• Lyschet Monaster' 1281 FF

• Liscett 1311 Ipm

• Lischet Munstre 1327 SR 1332 SR

• Lytchet or Litchet Mynstre 1329 Ipm

• Lechet Ministre 1269 FF

• Lechard Mynstre 1435 Cl

• Luchet Mynstre 1314 FF

• Sowthlichett(e) 1550 Midd

• South(e) Litchett(e), Lytchett(e) 1583 SPDom 1597 Feth

• South Lochiot c.1586 Tres

• Be(e)re Lychet 1564 Hen2 1565 Hen1

• Lychett Minstre als. Beire Lychett 1567 ib

• Beire Lichet als. Lichet Mynstre 1575 ib

• Lytchett Minster cum Beere 1590 Hen2

• Lower Lichet, Nether Lichet 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

v. Lytchett Matravers par. supra . 'Minster' is OE  mynster '(large) church', probably with reference to the church at Sturminster Marshall par. infra , of which Lytchett Minster was a chapelry (Hutch3 3365, DoNHAS 3867, Taylor 79), but cf. Church infra . 'South' in relation to Lytchett Matravers (v. sūð ), in contrast to which it was also called Lower Lichet , Nether Lichet 1774 Hutch1. For the affix Be (e )re , v. foll.