Little Britain is a compact rural community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.

At the time, there was no road that led from Little Britain to Oakwood, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north.

Names suggested for the town were Margaretville, after Margaret Metherell, and Elm Grove, proposed by the first postmaster, Robert Fergusson Whiteside.

The latter was rejected by the post office because of duplication, so Whiteside named it after his place of origin, Little Britain, Pennsylvania.

[7] Prominent members of the time included Joseph Maunder's carriage and blacksmithing works, W.M Burden's carriage shop, Edwin Mark's foundry, Isaac Finley's steam roller flour mill, Dr George Wesley Hall MD and the Davidson's flour mill.