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.

Spirelake

Other OS name in the Parish of Cheriton Bishop

Historical Forms

  • Spirlake 1576 Wills

Etymology

is Spirlake 1576Wills . Possibly ' rush streamlet , ' v. lacu and cf. Spirewell supra 261 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement