In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Spital like this:

SPITTLE, a township in Ovingham parish, Northumberland; 9½ miles ENE of Hexham. Acres, 82. Pop., 13. Houses, 2.

Spital through time

Spital is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Spital itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Spital in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9680

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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