Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sputel 1482 Hutch3 1774 Hutch1 1870 Hutch3

• La Spitell', la Spytel' 1244 Ass

• Sput(t)ell(') 1408 Sher 1483 IpmR

• Spyt(t)ell(') 1431 FA 1582 Digby

• closes…called Spittle 1621 Strode 17

• Lt Spitfield, Gt Spitfield, Hr Spitfield, Lr Spitfield, Five Acre Spitfield 1839 TA

Etymology

Sputel (lost, probably about ST 602125), Sputel 1482 Hutch3, 1774 Hutch1, 1870 Hutch3, La Spitell ', la Spytel '1244Ass both (p), Sput (t )ell (')1408Sher , 1483 IpmR, Spyt (t )ell (')1431 FA, 1582Digby , closes …called Spittle 1621 (17) Strode , 'house of the Knights Hospitallers', v. spitel . Hutch3 4120 describes it as 'anciently a manor, which belonged to the Knights Hospitallers, now a farm', cf. the entry concerning Bere Hackett in 1203 RC and the reference to the manor of Sputel in 1482 Hutch3 4119. The site of Sputel is suggested by the location of the f.ns. Lt Spitfield , Gt Spitfield , Hr Spitfield , Lr Spitfield , Five Acre Spitfield 1839TA .