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.

Littleworth

Other OS name in the Parish of Royston

Historical Forms

  • Bridge, Littleworth Bridge 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, 1822 Langd , Bridge , Littleworth Bridge 1841 O.S. ; possibly , in view of it being the site of a bridge , this was originally ' littleford ' , v. lytel , vað .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site