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.

Lythe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Petworth

Historical Forms

  • boscus de la Lythe inter Byworth et Petteworth 1279 Ass
  • le Lith 1314 Ipm
  • le Lith, le Lythe 1535–40 MinAcct

Etymology

Lythe (lost) was the site of boscus de la Lythe inter Byworth et Petteworth (1279Ass ), le Lith (1314 Ipm), le Lith , le Lythe in 1535–40 (MinAcct ). v. hlið .