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.

The Spa

Early-attested site in the Parish of Southwick

Historical Forms

  • the Spaw 1713 Morton

Etymology

The Spa is a medicinal spring first mentioned by name as the Spaw in 1713 (Morton 274), though known earlier. For the history of spa as a name for a medicinal spring, v. NEDs. v .