Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lvtresvrde 1086 DB

• Luttreworth(e) 1202 Ass 1220 MHW 1275 Cl 1347,1355 Pat

• Luttrewrde 1222 RHug

• Luttrewrth(e) 1232 1258 Ch 1286 OSut

• Lutreworth(e) 1206 Ass 1214 ChR 1221 Seld

• Lutrewrth 1243 Cl

• Luterworth 1203 Ass 1285 FA

• Luterwrde 1222 RHug

• Lutterworth(e) 1236 Fine 1275 Cl 1309 Ferrers

• Lutterwrth(e) 1231 Cur 1254 Val 1274 Ipm

• Lutterwurth 1243 Fees 1360 Ipm

• Luchterwurth 1243 RGros

• Lucterworth 1331 Peake 1347 LCDeeds

• Luttirworth 1249 GildR 1316 LCDeeds 1324 Ipm

• Luttirwrthe 1251 GildR

• Lutturworth(e) 1274 RGrav 1276 RH 1401 Cl 1435 Pap

• Lytterworth(e) 1410 Pat 1541 MinAccts 1549 Pat 1592 AD

• Litterworthe 1577 LEpis

• Litturworth 1594 AD

• Swift 1586 Camden

Etymology

'The enclosure on the stream called the Hlutre', v. worð . *Hlūtre ('the clear or pure one', from OE  hlūt(t)or 'pure, clear, bright') is no doubt an older name for the river Swift whose earliest recorded form is Swift 1586 Camden.