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 Town

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Litle Towne als. Slacke 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Litle Towne als. Slacke 1709 WMB ; on this use of town for ' village,hamlet ' , v. Mickletown ii, 127supra ; ' Little ' in contrast to WarleyTown supra ; cf. also Slack infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name