Survey of English Place-Names

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.