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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