In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Little Mitton like this:
Mitton, Henthorn, and Colcoats, township, Whalley par., NE. Lancashire, 2½ miles SW. of Clitheroe, adjacent to Great Mitton, 873 ac., pop. 73; contains Mitton Hall, seat.
The location is that of Little Mitton Farm, as named on the modern 1:25,000 map.
Little Mitton through time
Little Mitton is now part of Ribble Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ribble Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Mitton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Mitton, in Ribble Valley and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10691
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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