Spell Howe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Folkton
Historical Forms
- Spelhou early13th,13th Bardney
Etymology
Spell Howe (a tumulus) is Spelhou early 13th, 13thBardney .'Speech mound,' from OE spell 'speech' and haugr. Cf. Spelhoe (PN Nth 131) and a lost place in Burstwick (supra 33) called Spelhoudayl 1339Extent . Spell Howe which is conveniently situated on the edge of the Wolds may, as Anderson (12 n.) suggests, have been the meeting-place of Torbar Hundred (v. Dickering supra 85). Cf. also Speeton supra 104 for a similar type of name.
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