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 Fangfoss

Historical Forms

  • Spitel 1342 SR
  • Fangfosse-Spitell 1370 FF
  • Spittle 1620 FF

Etymology

is Spitel 1342SR , Fangfosse -Spitell 1370 FF,Spittle 1620 FF . ME  spital , an aphetised form of hospital .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement