Spondon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Spondon
Historical Forms
- Spondun(e), Spondon(a) 1086 DB 1167 ChancR 1170,1176 P 1177 ChancR Rich1 Cur(P) Hy2 Hast 1219 FF
- Spunde (sic) 1167,1168,1169 P
- Spandon 1177 P 1233 Ch
- Espaundon 1230 Ch
- Spoundon 1306 Ass 1321,1335 Ipm 1377 Pat 1410 Fine 1707 FMS
- Spoyndon 1577 Saxton
- Spoondon 1614 DuLaSC 1676 DbAvii 1749 StJ 1767 Burdett
Etymology
'Hill where shingle for tiling was obtained', v. spōn , dūn . Shortening of the first element is late and a pronunciation with a long vowel is still occasionally heard in the area.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
Field
- Alfer Meadow
- Amen Pingle
- Baker 's Garden
- the Balke
- Barley Meadow
- Bird Meadow
- Blackwell
- Boses Close
- Bragg Lane Pingle
- Brook Closes
- Butterley Moor
- Cadman Brink
- Cinderlands
- Clover Close
- Cock Shoot Close
- Court Close
- Cramb Peck Sitch
- Crow Garlick
- Dally Croft
- Derwent Close
- Docky Furrows
- the Flat
- Flaxholm
- Fox Flatt
- Goody Bank
- Gravel Pit Close
- Grindlestone Highway
- Hagg
- Heathen
- Hillockey Close
- the Homestead
- Hot Greave
- Kirkland Close
- Kirk Leys
- Kitchen Close
- Larcher
- Legs
- Leys
- Ley Sitches
- Lousey Greave
- Ninnious Close
- Nook Close
- Old Nell 's Croft
- Old Water Stank
- Overcroft
- Park Close
- Pasture Gate Pingle
- Philling Baulke
- Pickerdale
- Pike Heads
- Pikerton Meadow
- Pingle Berry
- Riddings
- Ridy Croft
- Ripley Dyke
- the Rovings
- Saw Pit Close
- Scran Bridge
- Sheffield Hole
- Shuckshorn
- Sitch Meadow
- Stair Close
- Stitching Lane
- the Stonna
- Sweeten Tree Close
- Thatch Holme
- Thoroughman Hedge
- Top Mires
- Town End Close
- Treacle Nook
- Twelve 's Pingle
- Tythe Barn Close
- Weir Meadow
- Well Dyke
- Wet Close
- Wet Furrows
- Willow Close
- Withins
- Aldredholm
- le By medowe
- Cursonfeld
- Erlesmedow
- Freplek
- the Long Close or the Long Pingle
- Ludyates
- Milnestede
- Parker(e)riddyng
- Parsons Holme
- le Wallemor
- le Wetelondys
- Wynriddyng
- Wynterflet