Littleton, County Tipperary
Littleton
Irish: An Baile Beag | |
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| Coordinates: 52°38′21″N 7°44′18″W / 52.6393°N 7.7382°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Population (2016) | 394 |
Littleton (Irish: An Baile Beag) is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Ballybeg and Ballydavid, about 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Cashel and to the southeast of Thurles. By-passed by the M8 in December 2008, Littleton lies at a crossroads on the R639 road. Its population was 394 at the 2016 census. It is in the barony of Eliogarty.
Littleton is closely associated with Bord na Móna, a semi-state company that harvests peat in the nearby complex of raised bogs. Littleton is also home to the 'Moycarkey Band', the Seán Treacy Pipe Band.