Little Mitton is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley district, in the county of Lancashire, England. In 2001 the civil parish had a population of 42, but by the time of the census 2011 population details had been absorbed in the civil parish of Great Mitton.
Little Mitton has a grade II* listed house called Mitton Hall also named Mytton Hall, previously known as Little Mitton Hall, former home of John Hick (1874–1894).
Governance
On 1 April 1935 the civil parish of Little Mitton was created following the abolition the civil parish of Little Mitton, Henthorn and Coldcoats. The detached area of Coldcoats was transferred to Pendleton. That civil parish had been created from the township (in the ancient parish of Whalley) with the same name in 1866.
See also
Listed buildings in Little Mitton
References
External links
genuki.org.uk britishlistedbuildings.co.uk The Mitton Hall Table, Oak Six-Leg Refectory Table, c.1640. Watercolour of the great hall of Little Mytton Hall, by J M W Turner, c.1799, associated with Thomas Dunham Whitaker. Mytton Hall, drypoint etching by Francis Seymour Haden, 1859. Haden often stayed at the Hall to pursue his passion of salmon fishing on the River Ribble.