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.

Litney Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingsey (now in Buckinghamshire)

Historical Forms

  • Lytteleye 1361 AD

Etymology

Litney Fm (6″) takes name from Lytteleye 1361 AD. 'Small island,' v. lȳtel , (ī)eg.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement