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Survey of English Place-Names

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Littywood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradley

Historical Forms

  • Lutiude 1086 DB
  • Lutiwude 1203,1204 P 1204 OblR
  • Litewude 1206 Cur
  • Lytewode 1485 Cl
  • Litlewude 1230 FF
  • Lytlewood Eliz ChancP 1592–5 RecusR
  • Lutelwode 1390 FF
  • Littlewood or Littywood 1624 FF
  • Littywood 1880 Kelly
  • Luttiwode, Luttewode 1290 Ipm 1301 Ass m13th StThomas 1315 FF 1350to1385 Banco
  • Luttywode 1289 FF
  • Littewode, Lyttewode 1401 StaffAcc 1409 ProcJP 1437,1462 IpmR 1483 CoramR
  • Lythewod 1307 Ipm
  • Lyttwoode als Lyttewode 1503 Ipm
  • Lythe Wood Eliz ChancP
  • Littiwood 1616 FF 1775 Yates 1834 O
  • Littewood 1564 Ct 1592 CtRequests 1682 Browne 1684 Egerton 1695 Morden 1755 Bowen

Etymology

No suggestion can be made for the first el, which was in part popularly interpreted as little ; v. wudu .