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.

Sparsholt Court

Other OS name in the Parish of West Hendred

Historical Forms

  • Sparsoldcourt 1517 DInc
  • Sparsholts Court 1608 LRMB
  • Sparshalte Court, Sparshalls Court 1628 SpecCom
  • de Sparsholt 1273 VCHiv,304

Etymology

, 1623Dep , Sparsoldcourt 1517D Inc, Sparsholts Court 1608LRMB , Sparshalte Court , Sparshalls Court 1628SpecCom . The manor was granted to William de Sparsholt in 1273 (VCH iv, 304) ; for the p.n. Sparsholt v. 489 .