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Survey of English Place-Names

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Spink Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Spink(e)hall 1570 Wheat 1571 WillY

Etymology

, Spink (e )hall 1570 Wheat, 1571 WillY , cf. Spinkecroft 1698Norf , ' finch hall ' from ME  spynke , dial . spink , hall ; hall is frequently combined with bird - names ( cf. Gawthorpe ii, 102infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement