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.

Spellis Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Claines

Historical Forms

  • Spellys in Hallow Claines 1327 Hab 17th

Etymology

This takes its name from the family of Spelli mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of 1275, 1327, 1332.