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.

Littletown

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Parva Lyversege 1501 Testiv 1503 Ipm
  • Litle Leverseige 1549 Arm
  • Leversedge 1660 Dep
  • Littilton als. Leversage private 1540 MonRent
  • Litle towne als. Leuersage 1541 MinAcct
  • (the) litle towne 1542 TestLds 1562 WillY
  • Littiltowne als. Littillyversedge 1579 WillY

Etymology

Littletown, 1776 PRHtsd, Parva Lyversege 1501 Test iv, 1503 Ipm, Litle Leverseige 1549 Arm, Leversedge 1660Dep , Littilton als. Leversage private 1540 MonRent, Litle towne als. Leuersage 1541MinAcct , (the ) litle towne 1542 TestLds, 1562 WillY, Littiltowne als. Littillyversedge 1579 WillY, v. prec., lytel , tūn .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name