Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Litt(e)lehey(e) 1247 FF 1375 Ct

• Litt(e)legrene 1327 Ct

• Litt(e)lepark 1376 Pat

• Lytilpark 1298 Ipm

• Litelepark 1336 Ipm

• letteleheygrene 1338 Ct

• Lytelheyende a.1399 ERxiii

• lytylhayne 1421 MinAcct

• Lytley Park 1484 Lancs

• Littley Hay alias Littley, Littleyhey Chappell 1637 Harl

• Littley Green 1777 C

Etymology

Littley Green, Littleypark is Litt (e )lehey (e )1247 FF, 1375Ct , Litt (e )legrene 1327Ct , Litt (e )lepark 1376 Pat, Lytilpark 1298 Ipm, Litelepark 1336 Ipm, letteleheygrene 1338Ct , Lytelheyende a. 1399 ER xiii, lytylhayne 1421MinAcct , Lytley Park 1484 Lancs, Littley Hay alias Littley , Littleyhey Chappell 1637Harl , Littley Green 1777 C.'Little enclosure,' v. (ge)hæg, ende . For -hayne cf. Hayes Hill supra 33. It is probably the weak plural form.