English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Spital

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wigton

Historical Forms

  • Spitle 1578 Cocker
  • Spittall 1768 CWxxiii

Etymology

Wytele Spitel …a decayed hospital so called, near Wigeton, founded for the support of lepers,” 1370 Ipm, Spitle 1578Cocker , Spittall 1768 CW xxiii.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement