Letton Lake
Letton may refer to the following places in England: * Letton, west Herefordshire * Letton, North Herefordshire *Letton, Norfolk Letton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cranworth, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated near Shipdham and is about 5 miles south west of East Dereham. In 1931 the parish had a popul ...

Letton, West Herefordshire
Letton is a village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England, and is approximately west-northwest from the city and county town of Hereford. The parish contains the village of Letton, the hamlet of Waterloo, and the farming hamlets of Hurstley and Kinley. The nearest towns are the market towns of Hay-on-Wye to the west, and Kington, Herefordshire, Kington 7 miles to the north. Within Letton is the Grade I listed building, listed Church of John the Baptist, St John the Baptist, and The Sturts nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest. History According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Letton derives from probably "a leek enclosure or herb garden", from the Old English 'lēah' with 'tūn', in the ''Domesday Book'' written as "Letune", in 1242 as "Lettun", and in 1291 as Lecton. Letton in the ''Domesday Book'' is listed as part of the Hundred (county subdivision), hundred of Elsdon of Herefordshire and the land of Roger de Lacy, who was tenant-in-ch ...
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