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.

Littlewood

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Lyttlewode, Littlewode, Littelwode 1274–1313 WCR
  • Littelwodelane 1307 ib
  • Litelwode 1275 ib
  • Littilwodlone 1325 ib
  • Litylwode 1379 PT

Etymology

, Lyttlewode , Littlewode ,Littelwode 1274–1313 WCR, Littelwodelane 1307 ib, Litelwode 1275 ib (p),Littilwodlone 1325 ib, Litylwode 1379 PT (p) , v. lytel , wudu , lane .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site