In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Spittal like this:
SPITTAL, or S.-in-the-Street, a hamlet in Glentham, Hemswell, and Bishop-Norton parishes, Lincoln; on Ermine-street, 6 miles SSE of Kirton-in-Lindsey. It had anciently a chapel or hospital, founded before 1330; and has now a cattle-fair on 25 Nov., and an inn.
Additional information about this locality is available for Hemswell
Spittal through time
Spittal is now part of West Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Spittal itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Spittal, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24620
Date accessed: 04th November 2024
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