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.

Spittle

Other OS name in the Parish of Chulmleigh

Historical Forms

  • Le Hospital 1242 Fees783
  • Spitele 1346 FA 1367 FF

Etymology

is Le Hospital 1242Fees 783, Spitele 1346 FA, 1367FF . The Knights Hospitallers owned land in Chulmleigh .