Spittal, Pembrokeshire
| Spittal | |
| Pembrokeshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SM976230 |
| Location: | 51°52’8"N, 4°56’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 501 (2001) |
| Post town: | Haverfordwest |
| Postcode: | SA62 |
| Dialling code: | 01437 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Pembrokeshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Preseli Pembrokeshire |
Spittal is a village and parish that lies approximately halfway between Haverfordwest and Fishguard, near the village of Wolf's Castle in Pembrokeshire. Its name is a corruption of the word Hospital, which is also the root of such names as Spitalfields, London, Spital, Cheshire, Spital-in-the-Street, Lincolnshire, etc.: the village possessed a hospitium (place of accommodation for pilgrims) belonging to the Cathedral of St David's.[1] No trace of this remains.
The population of the parish in 2001 was 501. In 2004 a brand-new primary school was built in the village to educate approximately 150 pupils, some of whom live outside the village itself.[2] Other amenities include a community hall, a village green and a graveyard attached to the local church, St Mary's. There is a pub in the village called the Pump on the Green. There was formerly a post office in the village, which closed on 8 January 2009.
Scolton Manor is a former Victorian country house converted into a museum of Pembrokeshire life. It is a grade II* building.[3]
References
- ↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 448
- ↑ Spittal School website
- ↑ "Scolton Manor, Spittal". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-11984-scolton-manor-spittal. Retrieved 29 December 2013.