Sparklow
Other OS name in the Parish of Hartington Middle Quarter
Historical Forms
- Sparcelowe 1607 StarChamb
- Sparklowe 1617 Senior
Etymology
, Sparcelowe 1607StarChamb , Sparklowe 1617Senior , v. spearca , hlāw . Spark is found as a medieval surname , probably of local origin from some p.n. derived from spearca , but there may also have been an OE pers.n. Spearca , which is not improbable in a p.n. containing hlāw . Such a pers. n. might be derived from OE spearca ' spark ' .