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Litchfield

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Litchfield, UK, USA 1. UK (England): formerly Liveselle and Lieueselva, possibly a ‘Ledge of Land with a Shelter’ from the Old English hlīf ‘protection’ or ‘shelter’ and scylf ‘ledge’.2. USA (Connecticut): named after the English town of Lichfield (not Litchfield).3. USA (Illinois): named after one of its founders, E. B. Litchfield.

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Litchfield

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Litchfield Hants. Liveselle [sic] 1086 (DB), Lieueselva 1168. Possibly ‘shelf of land with a shelter’. OE *hlīf + scelf or scylf.

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