Upper Littleton
hamlet · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Littleton is a common place name meaning 'little settlement' or 'little farmstead'. 'Upper' indicates its position.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher
- lȳtel
- Old EnglishAttestedlittle(from lȳtel "little")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")