English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bottom Little Hill

Field in the Parish of Theddingworth

Historical Forms

  • c.1965 Surv
  • Lyttlilhull ' 1409 Braye
  • Lyttle Hyll 1586 Terrier
  • Backside Little Hill 1696 Map
  • Little Hill Furlong 1696 Map
  • Little Hill Slade 1696 Map

Etymology

Bottom Little Hill (Lyttlilhull' 1409, Lyttle Hyll 1586, Backside Little Hill 1696 (v. bak - side), Little Hill Furlong, Little Hill Slade 1696 (v. slæd), v. lȳtel, hyll)