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.

Blyth Spital Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Blyth

Historical Forms

  • hospital de Blida 1305 Ass
  • Spetill t.Hy8 Dugdiv
  • Blithe Spittle 1557 Wills
  • Spitel 1305 Ass
  • Spital 1327 SR

Etymology

Blyth Spital Fm is named from the Spital Almshouses, referred to as hospital de Blida 1305Ass , Spetill t. Hy 8 Dugd iv, Blithe Spittle 1557 Wills and was the home of Thomas de Spitel (1305Ass ) and John de Spital (1327SR ).

Places in the same Parish