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Survey of English Place-Names

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Tophouse Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Alkmonton

Historical Forms

  • Spittle House 1839 TA
  • Alkemanton Spyttill 1548 DbAxxviii
  • Spittle 1570,1573 Lanc

Etymology

, Spittle House 1839TA . It was formerly the Hospital of St Leonard ( Ed 1WollCh ) and is Alkemanton Spyttill 1548 DbA xxviii, Spittle 1570, 1573 Lanc , v. spitel .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement