Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• The Sponds 1816 Dow

• Sponds Hill 1842 OS

Etymology

, The Sponds 1816Dow , Sponds Hill 1842 OS , cf. Spondsbottom 112supra , from spann 1 ' a span ' ; this moorland tract represents an interval between the cultivated lands of the townships to east and west , Pott Shrigley& Kettleshulme 130, 110supra ( cf. spenne ) . A similar situation exists at Sponneheth 334infra , Span 325infra .