Litton

Other current and historical names

Litune
Lituna

Parish/Community: Litton
District/Borough: Mendip
County: Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°17'16"N 2°34'51"W
Eastings/Northings: 359575, 154479
OS Grid: ST595544
Mapcode Local: GBR JR.Z1GW
Mapcode Global: VH89F.6WVH

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Litton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Litton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Litton, par. and vil., Somerset, 6 miles NE. of Wells, 1171 ac., pop. 217.

Litton in the Domesday Book

A village in Wells hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Wells St Andrew
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Wells
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Wells (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 8 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 7 smallholders; 6 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
- Meadow: 60 acres
- Woodland: 3 furlongs
- Pasture: 1000 acres
- Mills: 3, value 10 shillings
- Animals in 1086: 13 cattle; 40 goats

British Place Names

Litton, Somerset

Litton is a village in Somerset

Litton in historic gazetteers

Litton in the Domesday Book