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.

Little Sheffield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Lit(t)le Sheffe(i)ld, Lit(t)le Sheffield 1441 SheffMan 1444 Cust 1572 Hlm 1822 Langd
  • Little Sheyfeld 1550 FF
  • Parva Sheffelde 1553 Hlm
  • litle Sheaffeild 1608 FF

Etymology

Little Sheffield, Lit (t )le Sheffe (i )ld , Lit (t )le Sheffield 1441 SheffMan, 1444 Cust, 1572 Hlmet freq to 1822 Langd, Little Sheyfeld 1550 FF, Parva Sheffelde 1553 Hlm, litle Sheaffeild 1608 FF, lies nearly a mile south of the old town of Sheffield 204infra . v. lytel .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement