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Survey of English Place-Names

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Spout Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Spouthous(e) 1516 Cust 1555 SheffMan 1583 WillY 1647 YDr
  • Spowthouse 1547 Testvi
  • Spowthowse 1555 SheffMan

Etymology

, Spouthous (e )1516 Cust, 1555 SheffMan, 1583 WillY, 1647 YDr, Spowthouse 1547Test vi, Spowthowse 1555 SheffMan , cf. also Le Sputesyke 13 Hlm , Spowtsick 1537 SheffMan, 1597Norf , Spout Field 1792 Fairb , v. spoute ' a spout, a gutter, a water-outlet ' , hūs , sīc ; there are three Spout Houses in this township , but they cannot be distinguished in the material .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name