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Spital Croft

Other OS name in the Parish of Knaresborough

Historical Forms

  • Spitelcroft 1257 Ch 1280
  • Spit(t)le Croft(e) 1617 FF 1640 Hrg

Etymology

, Spitelcroft 1257 (1280) Ch, Spit (t )le Croft (e )1617 FF, 1640 Hrg , v. spitel ' hospital ' , croft .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name