Littleton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dumbleton
Historical Forms
- Litlington, Lytlyngton, Lutlyngton 1287 Ass
- Littlynton 1309 FF
- Littilton in par. Dumbulton 1466 IpmR
- Lytleton 1554 FF
- Littleton Filde 1542 LP
Etymology
Littleton (lost), Litlington , Lytlyngton , Lutlyngton 1287 Ass, Littlynton 1309FF , Littilton in par. Dumbulton 1466 IpmR, Lytleton 1554FF , Littleton Filde 1542 LP. These references particularly associate the place with Dumbleton, but its exact location is unknown; there is another lost Littleton in Winchcomb (cf. Littleworth near Greet 34infra ). 'Little farmstead', v. lȳtel (wk. obl. lȳtlan ), tūn ; it may be the 1 hide that Goizenboded held in Dumbleton in DB, as com- pared with the 7½ hides of Abingdon Abbey.