Littleton Dale
valley · Derbyshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a small valley. 'Littleton' is a common place name meaning 'small settlement' or 'small farmstead'.
Word origins
- Lytel
- Old Englishlittle(from lȳtel "little, small")
- tūn
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- dæl
- Old Englishvalley(from dæl "valley")
Historical forms
Liteltun · Littleton