Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Spanesyke 1467 DoncCrt

• Spaynesike Close 1535 VE

• Spansick 1557 Surv

• Spansike, Spansyke 1562 DoncCrt 1577 DoncD 1602 Cause Chas1 Rent

Etymology

, surviving as , Spanesyke 1467DoncCrt 57, Spaynesike Close 1535 VE, Spansick 1557Surv , Spansike ,Spansyke 1562DoncCrt 148, 1577DoncD 69, 1602Cause 58, Chas 1Rent , probably from OE  spann ' span ' , though the exact application is not known here ( cf. Spen ii, 21 ) , and sīc ' stream ' ; it might refer to a stream which linked two others .