Little Hereford

proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Brimfield and Little Hereford Group Parish Council) in north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5468).

OriginOld English lȳtel →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Brimfield and Little Hereford Group Parish Council) in north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5468).

Origin

  1. Old Englishlȳtel“little”
  2. EnglishLittle Hereford

Recorded as Lutelonhereford, Domesday Book 1086, from Old English lȳtel (“little”), dative lȳtlan. The name may have arisen from being an area north of the River Teme almost cut off from the rest of Herefordshire.

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APA

Little Hereford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Hereford

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“Little Hereford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Hereford. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Little Hereford,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Hereford.

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