Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lytelfelde 1457 TCC

• Litelfeld 1464,1467 Fine

• the litle felde 1483 GrimsCBi

• lee littel Feld 1500 GrimsChamb

• littil Feld 1501 GrimsCBi

• the Litle felde 1505 ib

• paruo campo vocat lyttyll feld 1511–12 GrimsCt

• parvo campo 1541 GrimsCBiii

• paruo Feld 1544 ib

• paruo campo 1569 GrimsCBiv 1571 1585 GrimsChamb 1634,1649,1684 GrimsCLeet

• ye lytyll feld 1522,1557 GrimsCBi

• the littyll feylde 1524 ib

• litelfelde 1537 AOMB

• Lyttlefeld 1547 Pat

• lytyll felld 1547 GrimsCBiii 1553 GrimsChamb

• the Lyttle fyld 1565 GrimsCLeet

• (the) litle feild 1571 GrimsChamb 1626 GrimsCLeet

• Little feild 1681 GrimsCBviii

• the little felde 1688 GrimsCLeet

• (the) little field 1625 Heneage

• (ye) little field 1696 GrimsCLeet

• (the) Little Field 1719 Td'E

Etymology

Littlefield, Lytelfelde 1457TCC , Litelfeld 1464, 1467 Fine, the litle felde 1483GrimsCB i , lee littel Feld 1500GrimsChamb , littil Feld 1501GrimsCB i , the Litle felde 1505ib , paruo campo vocat lyttyll feld 1511–12GrimsCt , parvo campo 1541GrimsCB iii , paruo Feld 1544ib , paruo campo 1569GrimsCB iv , 1571ib , 1585GrimsChamb , 1634, 1649, 1684GrimsCLeet , y e lytyll feld 1522, 1557GrimsCB i , the littyll feylde 1524ib , litelfelde 1537AOMB 209 , Lyttlefeld 1547 Pat, lytyll felld 1547GrimsCB iii , 1553GrimsChamb , the Lyttle fyld 1565GrimsCLeet , (the ) litle feild 1571GrimsChamb , 1626GrimsCLeet et freq toLittle feild 1681GrimsCB viii , the little felde 1688GrimsCLeet , (the ) little field 1625 Heneage et passim to(y e) little field 1696GrimsCLeet , (the ) Little Field 1719Td 'E et freq , self-explanatory, v. lȳtel , feld ; the importance of this field may be judged by the wealth of reference to it and by the fact that it gave rise to the name of a lane. It is now the name of a district in the borough.